Stickler v. Stickler

The parties to this suit were divorced by decree entered December 4, 1963, on the defendant’s counter-complaint. Custody of their two minor children was awarded to the defendant father, pursuant to an agreement between the parties which was incorporated into the decree. On petition of the plaintiff, an order was entered modifying the decree by changing the custody of the daughter, Meta, 1 age 16, from the father to the mother. It is from this order that defendant has appealed.

The agreement entered into by the parties in anticipation of the divorce decree contained a provision to the effect…