McGonagle v. McGonagle

THOMAS, Judge.

Heather Maria McGonagle (“the mother”) 1 appeals from a judgment of the Baldwin Circuit Court awarding sole physical *1209custody2 of the parties’ child to Robert Allen McGonagle (“the father”). Because we determine that the circuit court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to enter the judgment, we dismiss the appeal.

Background

The child was born on May 14, 2012. The mother and the father were divorced by a judgment of the circuit court in March 2013. The divorce judgment incorporated an agreement between the parties, in which they agreed that they would share joint legal custody of…