Powell v. Powell

PATTERSON, Judge.

Robert James Powell, III, challenges the final judgment of dissolution of marriage which grants primary residential custody of the parties’ four-year-old child, Robert James Powell, IV, to the mother, Begonia Jimenez Powell. We reverse.

The parties stipulated to the appointment of a guardian ad litem to assist the court in the resolution of the custody issue. In a thorough and detailed written report, the guardian recommended that primary residential custody be awarded to the father. In spite of the recommendation, the trial judge granted custody to the mother, stating that:

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