Davis v. Moody

This is a child custody case. The mother appeals from a decree of the Circuit Court of Tallapoosa County, awarding custody of her son to his paternal aunt and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Snow.

The mother, Terri Davis, and the father, Kenneth Moody, were married on January 6, 1977, when Mrs. Davis was sixteen years old. A son, Jason, was born to the parties on April 28, 1978. The parties separated several times during their marriage and frequently left Jason with his aunt, Anita Snow, during these separations. In September 1980 the parties entered into a separation agreement whereby the mother…