Edwards v. Edwards

CRAWLEY, Judge.

In February 1994, Ronald Walter Edwards (the “father”) and Sharon K. Edwards (the “mother”) were divorced in Pike County, Alabama. The parties agreed that the mother should have custody of the parties’ two minor sons, subject to the father’s visitation rights. The trial court incorporated the parties’ agreement into the divorce judgment.

In June 1997, the father filed a petition to modify, alleging that a material change in circumstances had occurred that warranted a change in custody from the mother to the father. The mother filed a motion to dismiss the petition or to transfer…