Simpson v. Simpson

GREENE, Judge.

Tommy L. Simpson (Plaintiff) appeals a custody modification order filed 20 October 2000 awarding custody of his daughter Shelby Lynn Simpson (Shelby) to her mother, Rosemary Ruffo Simpson a/k/a Rosemary Litka (Defendant).

On 25 January 1996, the parties, who had been married since 25 January 1992, were granted a divorce and Plaintiff was awarded custody of their two-year-old daughter Shelby. An order dated 25 January 1996 provided that Defendant is “neither an unfit parent nor is she a bad person” and determined that Plaintiff and Defendant “shall have shared parental…