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MARSHALL v. MARSHALL

No. NN-66.

375 So.2d 1082 (1979)

John H. MARSHALL, III, Appellant, v. Allyson M. MARSHALL, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. McKenzie of Myrick & McKenzie, P.A., Pensacola, for appellant.

Albert Grinsted, Shalimar, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

This cause is before us on appeal from a final judgment awarding custody of a two-year-old child to the mother. The father contends the evidence fails to establish that the award is in the best interests of the child, and that the trial court misapplied the doctrine of tender years. We agree and reverse.

In any child custody proceeding, the welfare of the child is the prime consideration. Dinkel v. Dinkel, 322 So.2d 22<...

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