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B. Petitioner’s Children
Petitioner and Ms. Phillips have two daughters, Kimberly
Brook Fritscher (Kimberly) and Michelle Ashley Fritscher
(Michelle). Kimberly was born in September 1991, and Michelle was
born in March 1994.
C. Court Orders Regarding Legal Custody of the Children
In September 1996, during the pendency of the divorce
proceedings between petitioner and Ms. Phillips, the Duval County
court issued an order granting Ms. Phillips’ motion for temporary
relief. Specifically, the court ordered that petitioner and Ms.
Phillips should have “shared parental responsibility” for
Kimberly and Michelle. Nevertheless, the court ordered: (1) The
“primary physical residence” of the children should be with Ms.
Phillips; (2) petitioner should have liberal visitation rights;
and (3) petitioner should pay child support to Ms. Phillips.
In September 1997, the Duval County court issued an order
regarding petitioner’s motion for contempt. In its order, the
court reserved jurisdiction on the issue whether Ms. Phillips was
in willful contempt “for failure to allow * * * [petitioner] to
have visitation and shared parental responsibility”. However,
the court granted temporary custody of Kimberly and Michelle to
petitioner.
In the divorce decree, the Duval County court continued to
direct that petitioner and Ms. Phillips should have “shared
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