A.S. v. G.T.

THOMPSON, Judge.

G.T. (the “father”) and A.S. (the “mother”) were married on June 9, 1997; they were divorced approximately one year later. They reconciled but did not remarry. On May 6, 1999, a son was born to the parties. In January 2000, the trial court entered a judgment in which it established that G.T. was indeed the father, ordered him to pay child support, and awarded the parents joint custody of the child.

On August 8, 2000, the father petitioned for primary custody of the child; on August 14, 2000, the trial court awarded the father temporary custody of the child pending a final…