Barnes v. Barnes

ROBERT D. BELL, JUDGE:

¶ 1 In this post-dissolution of marriage proceeding, Petitioner/Appellant, Misty Dawn Barnes, now Wynn (Mother), appeals from an order of modification which granted Respondent/Appellee, Benjamin Scott Barnes (Father), the right to claim one minor child as a dependent for tax exemption purposes. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm the trial court’s order.

¶ 2 Mother and Father entered an agreed divorce decree on June 30, 2014. Therein, Father and Mother were awarded joint custody over the two minor children. The decree did not specify which parent would have the…