Opinion ID: 2164184
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Heading: rachael

Text: Rachael, age 12, was awarded to the mother. This child suffers from a learning disability. As such, she needs special attention and parental help in the learning process. This learning disability was being treated in Lemmon and the father and educators there had plans to continue that treatment. Any child needs stability in the educational process. During the summer when Rachael was in the custody of the mother, Rachael's special education teacher assigned work to be done. There is no proof that this work was completed and the teacher testified that the assignments were never returned to her. Thus, Rachael suffered retrogression in her learning disability at the hands of her mother. Again, this young lady is impressionable and needs a stable environment and a parent who will attend to her special needs. The father followed through; the mother did not. It was error for the court to award Rachael to the neglectful mother.