McDermott v. McDermott

OPINION

By the Court,

Shearing, C. J.:

Appellant Hydee McDermott, now Hydee Myres (“Hydee”), and respondent Bradley. McDermott (“Brad”) divorced in Febru*1135ary 1992 after a two-year marriage. The decree of divorce gave the couple joint legal custody of their minor child, Kaylee, and designated Hydee as the primary custodial parent.

On August 1, 1995, Brad filed a motion to modify child custody. On October 4, 1995, Brad was arrested following an altercation with Hydee and later convicted of misdemeanor battery/domestic violence.

In late December 1995, the district court conducted an eviden-tiary…