Jenkins v. Jenkins

The former wife petitioned for modification of a child custody decree. After an ore tenus hearing, the wife's petition was denied and she appeals.

The dispositive issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in failing to grant the requested modification. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm.

Our review of the record reveals the following:

The parties were divorced in August 1979. The divorce decree awarded temporary custody of the parties' two minor children, an eleven-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son, to the wife. The decree provided for a second hearing on the issue of…