The record also established that Cobb maintained employment as a restaurant manager.
Sigafoose had also foregone contact with Cobb’s parents, neither of whom had met the child as of the time of the hearing.
Sigafoose had also told her parents not to contact her, and, as of the time of the initial hearing, they had not had any contact with her for over a year and a half and had never met the child. The man had also threatened to harm Sigafoose’s parents if they tried to visit them in Atlanta. Sigafoose’s mother testified that in text conversations she had with the man, he had said "inappropriate" things to her and told her to stay away from Sigafoose. Sigafoose’s parents also testified that they were concerned about the child’s well-being if left in Sigafoose’s care because of the abusive relationship Sigafoose had with the man she lived with in Atlanta. Both testified that they believed Cobb would be a good father, noting the close ties he maintained with his own parents. Sigafoose’s mother and father testified at the initial hearing. Sigafoose was physically and verbally abused by this man on several occasions (including in their prior relationship), and she had previously returned to live with her parents at their home in Florida on multiple occasions before returning to Atlanta to live with him again. She left Florida and moved in with him at his home in the Atlanta area. The relationship between Sigafoose and Cobb thereafter deteriorated.ĭuring that time, Sigafoose began receiving calls from a man in Atlanta with whom she had a previous relationship that included cohabitation. During their engagement, Sigafoose became pregnant. They went on several dates together and soon became engaged to be married. At the time, they resided in neighboring towns in Florida. So viewed, testimony at an initial hearing held for this case showed that Cobb and Sigafoose originally met through an online dating website and began a dating relationship.
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"When reviewing a child custody decision, this ourt views the evidence presented in the light most favorable to upholding the trial court’s order." Mitcham v. Where there is any evidence to support the decision of the trial court, this Court cannot say there was an abuse of discretion.
Where the trial court has exercised its discretion and awarded custody of children to one fit parent over the other fit parent, this Court will not interfere with that decision unless the evidence shows the trial court clearly abused its discretion. Sigafoose first argues that the trial court abused its discretion in issuing its custody award. For the reasons set forth below, we disagree and affirm.ġ. Sigafoose claims on appeal that the custody award and the award of attorney fees were erroneous. 2 Following that evaluation and a second hearing, the trial court issued a final order in which it granted the parties joint legal custody of the child, awarded Cobb primary physical custody, afforded Sigafoose visitation rights, 3 and ordered Sigafoose to pay attorney fees.
After a hearing, the trial court entered a temporary order granting physical custody of the child to Cobb, pending a psychological evaluation of Sigafoose. 1 Sigafoose answered the complaint and also filed a counterclaim requesting that she maintain sole physical and legal custody to the child. Cobb, who resides in North Carolina, filed a complaint for legitimation and child custody in Gwinnett County Superior Court against Sigafoose. Herbert Rhett Cobb and Amber Elizabeth Sigafoose are the parents of a minor child. Peggy Lynnette Brown, Lawrenceville, for AppellantĬhristopher Todd Adams, William Mark Hill, Lawrenceville, for Appellees
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