Christopher Harper Solop v. Sarah Elizabeth Solop

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of a deployed parent's request to transfer all of his court-ordered custodial time to his parents. It held that the governing statute does not give a deployed parent unilateral authority to delegate custody, and that the chancery court retains discretion to determine custody and visitation based on the children's best interests. The court also concluded that the trial court's award of extensive temporary visitation was supported by the evidence and did not constitute an abuse of discretion.