Shipman v. Shipman

BRADY, Justice.

The dispositive issue before this Court is whether the trial court’s findings of fact were adequate to support its conclusion of law that a substantial change in circumstances warranted a modification of the custody arrangement regarding the parties’ minor child. A divided panel of the Court of Appeals concluded that the trial court’s findings of fact supported its conclusion of law. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

On 5 October 1999, April Shipman (plaintiff) and Casey Shipman (defendant) entered into a post-separation consent order,…