Housand v. Housand

HOWELL, Chief Judge:

This appeal arises from a child custody dispute between Hoyt McMillan Housand, Jr. (the Father) and April Lang Housand (the Mother). The Father appeals from the family court’s denial of his petition for a change of custody from the Mother to him. We reverse and remand.

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The Mother and Father married in November 1987. They have three children, all of whom are still minors. In 1992, after the parties separated, the family court held a hearing and issued an order (the Original Order) awarding custody of the children to the Mother. At the time of the initial custody hearing,…