Young v. Young, 98-1120.
| Citation | 732 So.2d 1133 |
| Decision Date | 05 March 1999 |
| Docket Number | No. 98-1120.,98-1120. |
| Parties | Tonya YOUNG, Appellant, v. James YOUNG, Appellee. |
| Court | Court of Appeal of Florida (US) |
Leatrice Williams Walton of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., Jacksonville, for Appellant.
Terroll J. Anderson of Patterson, Bond & Latshaw, P.A., Jacksonville Beach, for Appellee.
The former wife seeks review of an order changing the primary residential custody of the parties' 6-year-old child to the former husband based primarily upon the facts that the former wife had had another child out of wedlock, who was living with her and the parties' child, and that the living conditions of appellant and the children were somewhat less than ideal. Because the evidence failed to establish either that the child's needs were being unmet in any way or that maintaining the status quo would be detrimental to the child, we reverse.
The former husband did present evidence from which the trial court might have concluded, as it apparently did, that his home would be "better" for the child. However, he presented no evidence to suggest that either the living conditions or the care provided by the former wife had been detrimental to the child in any way, or that any of the child's needs were not being met....
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