Butler v. Butler

ELLETT, Justice.

The parties hereto were twice married and twice divorced. They have three minor children, a girl who was almost 16 years of age and two boys whose ages were 11 and six at the time of the second divorce. The final decree split the custody of the children: September through May to the plaintiff, and June through August to the defendant. The decree became final on January 17, 1968, and four weeks later, on Valentine’s Day, the plaintiff married a new husband. When the defendant undertook to get possession of the children for the summer months of 1968, he had considerable…