Johnson v. Johnson

BENHAM, Justice.

The marriage of appellant Roy Johnson (“Father”) and appellee Ping Hu Johnson (“Mother”) ended with the entry of a judgment and decree of divorce in December 2010. The issue before this Court is whether the judgment contains an improper self-executing modification that is contingent upon a determination to be made by a person other than a judge.

The judgment of divorce incorporated by reference a parenting plan and custody order that gave Mother primary physical custody of the parties’ 12-year-old daughter, with Father awarded visitation that required supervision when the child…