Noland v. Sweet
In this child custody dispute, appellant Kelly Sweet (Sweet) was initially granted joint physical custody of her daughter, Sophie, but that arrangement was modified by the trial court due in part to evidence of Sweets misuse of alcohol. The modified custody order gave the father, respondent Karl Noland (Noland), sole physical custody of Sophie with Sweet having supervised visitation through Family Services of Tulare County (Family Services) at a location known as CHAT House. Later, Sweet requested that the trial court allow visitation to occur in her own home under the supervision of Sophies grandmother. The trial court denied Sweets request. The order indicated the matter could be placed back on the courts calendar if Sweet successfully completed therapy, co-parenting counseling and continued in her alcohol treatment program. Sweet appeals from that order, contending the trial court abused its discretion by failing to take the best interest of the child into consideration. We conclude that no abuse of discretion has been shown and accordingly affirm the trial courts order.
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