Dinkel v. Dinkel

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• \abuse of discretion ... requires a lack of substantial competent evidence to sustain the findings of the trial judge\
• When the trial court, in a custody proceeding, makes a determination on the basis of the best interests of the child, the appellate court should not reverse absent a showing of abuse of discretion.
• custody determination not reversible except on showing of abuse of discretion
• custody determination not reversible except on showing of abuse of discretion
• in a child custody proceeding, the lower court's decision will be affirmed if the court's findings are supported by competent, substantial evidence; a custody decision made upon findings which are not supported by competent and substantial evidence constitutes an abuse of discretion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).