Myrlin D. Earle, pro se, appeals from the order of the trial court denying his motion for contempt. Upon review, we affirm. In 2005, a final judgment and decree of divorce was entered ending Earle’s marriage to Caroline Earle. Per the divorce decree, the couple was granted joint legal and physical custody of the two minor children, with the children residing with the “mother from August 1 through May 31 of each year.” The children stayed with the father “every first, third, and fifth weekend from Thursday after school. . . until Monday morning,”and from June 1 to August 1 each year. The decree also stipulated that the parties shall consult and confer with each other regarding all decisions related to the children’s health, education including extracurricular activities, and religious upbringing. In the event the parties are unable to reach a consensus on one of these types of issues, Mother shall have final decision making authority as to healthcare; Father shall have final decision making authority as to religious upbringing. As to decisions involving the education of the children and their extracurricular activities, in the event of a disagreement the parties shall go to a parenting counselor . . . to determine whether after good faith discussion they can reach agreement. In the event a disagreement remains, Mother shall have final authority to make educational decisions including which school the children shall attend. Father shall have final authority to make decisions regarding extracurricular activities. In 2009, the judgment was modified solely as to the parenting time under the joint physical arrangement because of the mother’s schedule as an emergency room physician. Under the modified decree, the children resided with the father from August 1 through May 31 of each year. The mother was given custody on the first, third, and fifth weekends of the month from Thursday after school until Monday morning, and from June 1 to August 1. Legal custody remained the same, as did “final-decision making authority.”
On May 17, 2010, the father filed a motion for contempt in which he primarily alleged that the mother was in contempt for refusing to allow the daughter to participate in certain golf tournaments during her custodial time, and for continuing to use a golf instructor for the child that he previously fired. He maintained that her actions violated his final decision-making authority related to extracurricular activities per the divorce decree. After a hearing, the transcript of which is not included in the record, the trial court denied the father’s motion, but held that the golf instructor was “forbidden from having any contact” related to golf instruction with the daughter. It also held that the mother could utilize her custodial time with the children “in any way she deems appropriate.”
