Carnes v. Carnes

AKER, Justice.

This is a child custody case in which Movant, James Bradley Carnes (Carnes), appeals the decision of the Court of Appeals which reversed the Bullitt Circuit Court’s judgment granting a modification of a joint custody decree between Carnes and Respondent, Lori Carnes (Humfleet), and awarding Carnes sole custody of their two infant children. We reverse.

On September 3, 1982 a decree of dissolution of marriage between Carnes and Humfleet was entered granting them “joint custody” of their two children. At that time the trial court permitted the children to live with Humfleet.…