Tice v. Tice

HOLMES, Judge.

This is a child custody modification case.

The father, Rufus Allen Tice, petitioned the trial court for a change of custody. He averred that it would be in the best interest of the couple’s daughter, Pamela Jean Tice, age fourteen, for custody to be changed from the mother, Martha Jean Tice, to the father.

After an ore terms hearing, the trial court awarded custody of Pamela to the father. This court stayed the trial court’s order pending this appeal.

The mother appeals. We reverse and remand.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in changing custody from…