Wilkerson v. Wilkerson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
1Opinion of the Court
MILLIKEN, Judge.
This appeal involves two questions — án order changing the custody of a five and a half year old boy, and the propriety of assessing the wife’s attorney’s fee in the custody proceedings against her former husband.
The husband obtained an uncontested divorce in January, 19SS, and was awarded custody of the child, Jimmy Glenn Wilkerson, at the time. The ground of the divorce was mental cruelty. There appears to be no serious question now about the personal fitness of either parent to have custody of Jimmy. However, both parents have remarried and the father now has a child by his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wills v. WillsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Ginter v. GinterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- Thomas v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1870
- Wyatt v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1958
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