Touzeau v. Deffinbaugh

BATTAGLIA, Judge.

This case presents us with the question of whether the trial judge abused his discretion when he denied the motion of Petitioner, Tara M. Touzeau, for continuance of a hearing to modify child custody. We hold that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in denying Ms. Touzeau’s motion and therefore affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals.

Facts

Tara M. Touzeau and Scott E. Deffinbaugh are the biological parents of Victoria, born on June 27, 1994. In 1997, Ms. Touzeau and Mr. Deffinbaugh presented to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County a Child Custody,…