PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:
The question addressed by this child custody appeal is whether the fact of adultery precludes, per se, the award of custody to the offending spouse. This Court holds that the fact of adultery alone does not disqualify a parent from custodianship but that the polestar consideration in original custody determinations is the best interest and welfare of the minor child.
The divorce of Wilbert Marcus Carr, Jr., and Benita W. Carr...
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