S.J.R. v. F.M.R.

PITTMAN, Judge.

S.J.R. (“the mother”) appeals from a judgment modifying the child-custody provisions of her divorce judgment from F.M.R. (“the father”). The mother also petitions for a writ of mandamus compelling the recusal of the trial judge in the case. Those two proceedings have been consolidated for review in this court.

This is the third occasion that these parties have been before this court concerning the custody of the parties’ now 13-year-old daughter (“the child”). In July 1996, the parties were divorced by a judgment based upon an agreement of the parties. In that judgment, the…