Ingram v. Ingram

The majority misperceives the jurisdiction of the trial court. The majority confuses modification of custody orders entered in divorce cases with grandparental visitation orders. The majority treats them as if they were the same. They are not. Custody in a divorce case and grand-parental visitation are very different.

Courts are given a powerful tool in divorce cases. If there are minor children of the marriage, the court “may modify or change any order whenever circumstances render such change proper ...” The court has jurisdiction over “... guardianship, custody, medical care, support and…