Melton v. Melton

YELVERTON, Judge.

Lawanna H. Melton appeals a judgment changing her sole custody of her two children to an award of joint custody. She contests both the joint custody award itself, and the plan it ordered implemented. Finding no abuse of the trial court’s discretion, we affirm.

Married in 1971 and divorced in 1983, Andrew T. Melton and Lawanna H. Melton had two children, Shelley, born in 1977, and Alex, born in 1982. An Oklahoma court at the divorce awarded sole custody of the children to Lawanna, with Andrew having visitation rights agreed to by both parties. Shortly after the 1983 divorce…