Weems v. Winn

In this child custody case, mother appeals the trial court’s judgment awarding father custody of the parties’ six-year-old child. Mother argues that the trial court did not follow the statutory methodology for determining child custody, and, therefore, we should exercise our discretion to review the case de novo. For the reasons explained below, we agree that the trial court did not follow the statutory methodology, but we decline to exercise our discretion to review the case de novo. Therefore, we vacate the trial court’s judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.

We begin with the…