Walters v. Walters

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This is a child custody case.

The parties were divorced on December 4, 1989. Pursuant to the divorce decree, the father was awarded custody of the parties’ minor daughter. Additionally, the father was ordered to pay $10,000 as the mother’s attorney’s fee, in spite of a prenuptial agreement to the contrary.

The mother appeals as to the court’s award of custody of the minor daughter to the father. The father cross appeals as to the court’s determination that he pay the mother’s attorney's fee.

In divorce cases, where evidence is presented ore tenus, a child custody determination…