Reveron v. Seagondollar

Opinion

FYBEL, J.

I. Introduction

The marriage of Timothy M. Seagondollar (Timothy) and Melinda T. Seagondollar (Melinda)1 ended in dissolution, and they were given shared physical and legal custody of their four minor children. Timothy appeals from a postjudgment order changing that arrangement to give Melinda sole physical and legal custody and permitting her to move with the children to Virginia, where Melinda now resides with her new husband. We reverse because the trial court deprived Timothy of an opportunity to be meaningfully heard before granting Melinda’s “move-away” request.

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