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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Emfinger finds the lower court improperly considered a modification of custody. The chancery court entered a Final Judgment of Modification and Contempt that awarded a father sole physical and legal custody of the parties’ minor child. Though the mother originally had physical custody of the child with the father having visitation, the father petitioned for, and was granted, emergency custody after the mother allegedly had legal and domestic issues that had the child living with the maternal grandparents. The father was ultimately awarded sole physical and legal custody of the child. While the instant court finds the lower court had jurisdiction over the matter, it also finds that it improperly limited the mother’s access to pertinent discovery materials from the guardian ad litem and should not have disallowed the mother’s request to allow the child to testify. The matter is remanded for further proceedings. Reversed in part.