Brent H. Moore v. Karen R. Moore

Following their divorce, both parents sought modification of a permanent parenting plan.  The parents agreed that there had been a material change in circumstances warranting a modification.  But they disagreed over the parenting schedule and who should be the primary residential parent.  Among other things, the trial court retained the father as the primary residential parent and gave him sole decision making over major decisions.  And the court substantially reduced the mother’s parenting time.  Both parents also filed petitions for contempt against the other.  In part, the father sought to hold the mother in contempt for failure to make certain payments as required by the divorce decree.  Although the court dismissed all of the contempt petitions, it ordered the mother to pay the father for the missed payments anyway.  We vacate the modified plan and remand for a determination of the minor child’s best interest.  Otherwise, we affirm.