Bearden v. Bearden

PRICE, Judge.

In this appeal the appellant, Sarah Lucas Bearden, seeks reversal of a judgment ordering a change in the custody of minor children from her to the appellee, Floyd Wayne Bearden.

As an incident to a judgment of absolute divorce, appellant was awarded permanent custody of three of the four children of the marriage between herself and appellee. This judgment of January 17, 1980, awarded custody of the oldest child to appellee. Subsequently on May 15, 1980, appellee filed a rule seeking a change of custody of the three children whose custody was previously awarded to appellant.…