Legal Opinion
Blair v. Badenhope
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 2002No. E1999-02748-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 83 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, J.
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON and JANICE M. HOLDER, JJ., joined.
This case addresses the applicable standard to modify a child-custody order awarding custody to a non-parent. In 1993, the child’s natural father agreed to give custody to the child’s maternal grandmother, and a consent order was entered accordingly. The father later petitioned to modify that order, asserting that a material change in circumstances had occurred and claiming that he had a superior parental right to the custody of his daughter. The trial court denied the petition, finding that no material change in…
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