Benton v. Sotingeanu

OPINION

THOMPSON, JUDGE:

Joann Benton appeals from an order of the Perry Circuit Court ordering Joann to take the necessary action for the issuance of a passport for the parties’ minor child. She alleges the trial court modified the custody decree without making specific findings of fact as required by Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) 52.01, the trial court abused its discretion, and the order was contrary to federal law and policy. We affirm.

Joann and Dan Sotingeanu, who never married, are the parents of a daughter, Lauren, born on July 12, 2004. In 2007, a custody decree was entered…