Kelley McEvoy v. Kimberly Brewer

This appeal involves the custody of a seven-year-old girl. Her parents initially agreed to joint custody in their marital dissolution agreement that was approved by the General Sessions Court for Sumner County. Both parties later petitioned for sole custody. The general sessions court determined that the father should be the child's primary custodial parent because the mother had married a man who posed a credible threat of domestic abuse or violence toward the child and because the existing alternating custody arrangement was no longer workable. The mother asserts on this appeal that the evidence does not support the general sessions court's decision to change custody. We have determined that the evidence does not preponderate against the court's decision to modify the custody arrangement and to award the father primary physical custody of the child.