Sewill-Davis Ex Rel. Davis v. Franklin

Jennifer Sewell Franklin (Mother) appeals the trial court’s judgment that awarded her joint physical and joint legal custody of her biological child, Brendan, with the child’s biological father, Russell E. Davis (Father), and designated Father’s as the child’s primary residence.

Brendan was born in November 2000. He has cerebral palsy. Brendan’s parents, who have never been married, lived together intermittently both before and after his birth. The couple separated for the final time in January 2003, when Brendan was just a little over two years old.

Father brought a petition seeking a…