Marriage of Young CA2/6

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Joseph and Debbara were married for nearly 20 years. They had four children, two of whom were minors when Joseph and Debbara separated. A. Child Custody and Visitation Joseph and Debbara settled the issues of custody and visitation. Under their settlement, the couple shared joint legal custody of their minor children, but Debbara was to have primary physical custody. Joseph would have the children for six hours each weekend and for a weekly three-hour weeknight visit. The parties further agreed that Joseph's weekend custody would convert to overnight visits three months later. Just after the overnight visits were to start, Joseph asked the trial court to give him sole physical custody and to hold Debbara in contempt for denying him his visitation rights under the settlement. Debbara opposed Joseph's motion and requested that his visits be supervised because Joseph had been swearing at the children and because the children felt unsafe around him. Following a hearing, the court declined to find Debbara in contempt. Before the court ruled on Joseph's pending motion to modify custody, Debbara sought a temporary restraining order (TRO)…