Walters v. Wood (Ex parte Dumas)

MOORE, Judge.

Paul W. Dumas, the father of S.K.D. and K.W.D. ("the children"), petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing the Montgomery Circuit Court ("the trial court") to vacate its order awarding custody of the children to their maternal grandmother, Ruth Howell Walters ("the maternal grandmother"). The father also requests this court to direct the trial court to transfer the action to the Lowndes Circuit Court. We dismiss the petition in part and deny it in part.

Background and Procedural History

The exhibits attached to the petition and the answer filed by the maternal…