Webster v. Clanton

Involved in this proceeding are the custody and support of Laurie Clanton, Jr., who will soon be fifteen years of age. His father, Laurie Clanton, Sr., is the defendant-appellant. Mrs. Clanton died on September 17, 1970 after an extended illness and following her death Mr. Clanton moved with his son into an apartment and began building a new home for himself and his son, with the thought that his son would be happier in new surroundings.

The plaintiff-respondent is a sister of Mrs. Clanton and she instituted this proceeding in December 1970, seeking to remove the custody of the minor from his…