Marriage of G.S. and A.S. CA4/1

BACKGROUND

A.S. and G.S. married in 1995 and had three children before they separated in 2011. Upon petition by G.S., the family court entered a judgment dissolving the marriage in 2012. The court initially granted the parties joint custody of the children, granted G.S. physical custody, and granted A.S. visitation on weekends. Due to A.S.’s erratic behavior and noncompliance with psychiatric treatment, the court in 2014 modified the custody and visitation order to grant G.S. sole legal custody of the children, to reduce A.S.’s visitation to eight hours on Saturdays, and to require the visitation be supervised. A.S. repeatedly and unsuccessfully sought more time alone with the children by filing requests for orders modifying the custody and visitation arrangement. On July 19, 2019, A.S. requested sole legal and physical custody of the two children who were still minors. In a declaration included with the request and in others filed before the hearing on the request, A.S. stated G.S. lied in court; his car did not run well and stank; he did not provide adequate food, clothing, and health care for the children; her car ran well and did not stink; she worked with children and was…