Arnold v. Arnold

Carley, Justice.

Julian Arnold (Husband) filed for divorce from Kimberly Arnold (Wife) and sought custody of their minor children. A bench trial was held. In the final decree, the trial court awarded primary physical custody to Wife, but also prohibited the children from any contact with a certain named friend of Wife and imposed on her the responsibility of being sure that there was no such exposure. In the motion for new trial, Wife urged the trial court to delete this provision from the decree. The trial court denied the motion, and Wife applied for a discretionary appeal. We granted the…