State Ex Rel. Sullivan v. Watt

MILLER, Justice:

We granted this original proceeding for a writ of prohibition and/or mandamus in order to delineate the proper procedure for review of and for obtaining an evidentiary record of the proceedings held before a family law master in a divorce case which is appealed to the circuit court. The rela tor asserts that the failure of the Circuit Court of Putnam County to correct certain procedural problems in such a case constituted an abuse of its authority.

This issue arose when the respondent wife petitioned for review of a family law master’s recommended order regarding custody of the…