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WATT v. WATT

No. 96-322.

971 P.2d 608 (1999)

Brenda Kay WATT, Appellant (Plaintiff/Petitioner), v. Joseph Robert WATT, Appellee (Defendant/Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

January 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Hughes of Hughes Law Office, Sundance, for Appellant.

Dwight F. Hurich of Hurich Law Office, Gillette, for Appellee.

Representing Amicus Curiae, University of Wyoming Legal Services Program: Diana Stithem, Designated Faculty Supervisor; Angela Castro, Student Director; and David L. Delicath, Student Intern, University of Wyoming Legal Services Program, Laramie, Wyoming.

Before LEHMAN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN and TAYLOR, JJ.

THOMAS, Justice.

The question in this case is whether the discretion of the trial court to order a change in custody upon a material change of circumstances is circumscribed by a constitutional right of relocation. The mother, Brenda Kay Watt (Mrs. Watt), was granted primary care, custody, and control of the parties' three minor sons upon her divorce from the father, James Robert Watt (Mr. Watt). The divorce decree provided for an automatic change of custody from...

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