Alfonso v. Alfonso

In this child custody case, the issue before the trial judge was whether he should modify a final judgment of divorce for the purpose of changing the custody of three minor children (ages 11, 11, and 6) from the paternal grandparents to the natural mother. The mother sought such modification in the final judgment.

We recognize that in a case of this nature the trial court has broad discretion and, conversely, the scope of appellate review is limited. Brownlow v. Earthman, Fla.App.1969, 220 So.2d 28. We, however, conclude that the trial judge, in reaching his decision not to modify the *847original…