Jeffries v. Jeffries

In this case the appellant, Janet Jeffries Burnett, contends that the Circuit Court of Taylor County erred in transferring custody of her four-year-old son to Charles V. E. Jeffries, the child’s father.

By order entered May 27, 1976, the Circuit Court of Taylor County granted Janet Jeffries a divorce from Charles V. E. Jeffries and awarded her permanent custody of the couple’s then one-year old son.

On November 28, 1977, Charles V. E. Jeffries filed a petition praying that the circuit court transfer custody of the child to him. In his petition he alleged that the appellant had on various…