Malfait v. Malfait

This is an appeal by a husband, who was the defendant in a prior divorce action, from an order modifying the provisions of the divorce decree (entered in 1952), relative to the custody and support of a minor child, by awarding to the plaintiff, his ex-wife, the sole custody of their minor child and depriving the husband of his right of visitation originally granted him by the divorce decree.

The plaintiff and defendant shall hereafter be designated as respondent and appellant, respectively.

In March of 1952, respondent was granted a decree of divorce from appellant, wherein it was provided:

“Plai…