Fulk v. Fulk

Jeffery Fulk (plaintiff) and Rhonda Fulk (defendant) separated after one year of marriage shortly before Mrs. Fulk gave birth to their son; Mr. Fulk, who had a history of domestic violence (including padlocking Mrs. Fulk in their home) and substance abuse, was awarded temporary and then permanent custody, while Mrs. Fulk, unemployed and living with her unemployed parents, received only one supervised hour of weekly visitation at a McDonald's. The couple's separation was precipitated by a same-sex relationship Mrs. Fulk had, which Mr. Fulk had apparently instigated. The trial court did not address all ten statutory custody factors on the record, treated Mrs. Fulk's relationship as evidence of moral unfitness, and did not weigh Mr. Fulk's violent and substance-abuse history; Mrs. Fulk appealed.