Greer v. Greer

Mother and Father were divorced while both parties lived in Cody, Wyoming. The court awarded Mother custody of the parties’ children, and Father was awarded liberal visitation. Mother found a job in Arizona after unsuccessfully seeking suitable employment in Cody. Mother moved to Arizona with the children after giving Father notice of the move. Thereafter, Mother filed for a change in Father’s visitation. Father cross-filed for a change in custody and to have Mother held in contempt. The court concluded that it was in the children’s best interest for Mother to continue as the primary custodial parent, made modifications to the divorce decree to provide Father as much visitation as possible under the changed circumstances, and declined to hold Mother in contempt. Father appealed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) there was no abuse of discretion in the court’s determination to allow Mother to have continued primary custody; and (2) there was no basis to conclude that the district judge erred in refusing to hold Mother in contempt. View "Greer v. Greer" on Justia Law