Volkland v. Volkland

Opinion

ASHBY, J.

—Appellant Jacqueline Sue Volkland Norton, the natural mother of the minor, Dietrich Volkland, appeals from an order awarding custody of the minor to the maternal grandmother, Effie Volkland, and from an order denying appellant’s motion for reconsideration.

The minor was bom on June 8, 1965, and lived with appellant until the age of four, 1 but in 1969 appellant voluntarily left him in the custody of the grandmother. For the next seven years, the minor lived with the grandmother in Nevada, Missouri. Between 1969 and 1970, appellant visited the minor there every month to six…