Alphin v. Alphin

Tom Glaze, Justice.

In this child-custody case, this court is asked to review the decision of the circuit court modifying custody based on a determination that there had been a substantial change in circumstances. Appellant Nina Alphin Surber (Nina) and appellee David Paul Alphin (Paul) were married in July of 1997; the couple had a daughter, Megan, in January of 1998. Nina and Paul divorced on June 3,1999. In the divorce decree, the chancellor found that both Nina and Paul were fit parents, and awarded joint custody of Megan to both parents. However, the court awarded primary physical custody…