Norlander v. Norlander

PITTMAN, Judge.

Teresa Norlander (“the mother”) petitions this court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the Cullman Circuit Court to vacate its ex parte order awarding pen-dente lite custody of the parties’ 10-year-old son to Daniel Norlander (“the father”). For the reasons set forth below, we grant the petition and issue the writ.

Fads and Procedural Histonj

On October 26, 2011, the father filed a divorce complaint and a motion for immediate pendente lite relief, seeking custody of the child, possession and exclusive use of the marital residence, and a temporary restraining order prohibiting…