Mast v. Mast

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Martha Ruby Mast, now known as Martha Ruby Brood, from a judgment in a habeas corpus proceeding ordering her to return her minor daughter, Toni Anne, to the custody of her former husband, John Taylor Mast. Martha Brood and her present husband, Arlie Brood, are residents of Nampa, Idaho. John Mast and his present wife, Mildred, are residents of ISIedford, Oregon.

John Mast and Martha Mast, now Martha Brood, were divorced in Oregon in 1964. During the seventeen years of their marriage, four children were born: Martha Georgann, Sharon Jeane, Merry…