Franklin v. Franklin

Defendant-appellant, Barbara J. Franklin (Barbara), appeals from the granting of the petition of plaintiff-appellee, James A. Franklin (James), to modify a custody decree. The modification order changed the custody of the minor child to James.

This appeal presents two issues for consideration by this court:(1) Did the trial court abuse its discretion in modifying the custody order in light of the evidence presented at hearing?(2) Did James’ arrearages in support payments and previous violation of the visitation rights provisions of the original divorce decree preclude the trial court’s…