Simms v. Simms, Unpublished Decision (3-27-1998)
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Opinion
DOMESTIC RELATIONS/VISITATION:
An appellate court will review a trial court's decision with respect to visitation with deference and will reverse only if the trial court abused its discretion.
A nonresidential parent's imprisonment for a term of years is an extraordinary circumstance which will support the denial of visitation. It is presumed not to be in a child's best interest to visit a parent who is incarcerated The incarcerated parent bears the burden of demonstrating that visitation between the child and parent at the place of incarceration is in the child's best interest.
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