Owens v. Owens

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

hThe defendant, Kevin R. Owens, appeals the judgment granting the request of the plaintiff, Melinda L. Cardenas Owens Spears, to relocate the parties’ daughter to Johnson City, Tennessee. Finding no abuse of discretion in this relocation dis*866pute, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I

ISSUE

We must decide whether the trial court abused its discretion or manifestly erred in granting the mother’s request to relocate the minor child to Tennessee and in modifying the father’s visitation accordingly.

II

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Kallee Owens is the daughter of Kevin…