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parental responsibility”. However, the court ordered: (1)
Petitioner should have the “primary physical residence and
custody of the children”; (2) Ms. Phillips should have both
liberal visitation rights and “the first option” with regard to
the children’s care; and (3) Ms. Phillips should pay child
support to petitioner.
D. The Children’s Places of Abode
Upon their separation in June 1996, petitioner moved into a
single-family house that was owned by his parents in Keystone
Heights, Florida, and Ms. Phillips moved into an apartment that
was maintained by her parents in Jacksonville, Florida. Kimberly
and Michelle went with their mother and lived with her.
In April 1997, Ms. Phillips moved into her own apartment in
Orange Park, Florida. As before, Kimberly and Michelle went with
their mother and lived with her.
At or about the time of his separation in June 1996,
petitioner was working for American Airlines at the Jacksonville
International Airport. Subsequently, his post of duty was
changed to the Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport, where he
worked as a troubleshooter. Sometime in 1997, petitioner
resigned from the airline and went to work as a travel agent for
American Express in the Jacksonville area.3
3 One of the stipulated exhibits, a student registration
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