Vest v. Vest

BOLIN, Justice.

Jennifer Ann Vest (Herron) (“the mother”) petitioned this Court for certiorari review of the decision of the- Alabama Court of Civil Appeals affirming the El-more Circuit Court’s order ■ imposing a five-day jail sentence for contempt. The contempt order arose out of a ehild-custo-dy-modification action, which we now hold was improperly filed in the Elmore Circuit Court.

Fads and Procedural History

The mother and David Jeremy Vest (“the father”) were divorced in • 2002 in Elmore County. The mother was granted custody of the parties’ minor child, and the father was granted…