Hatfield v. Derossett

STEWART, Judge.

This is a child custody case involving twin girls who are now five years of age.

On April 10, 1957, the father (appellee) was granted a divorce on grounds of lewd and lascivious conduct on the part of the mother (appellant), and the latter was awarded the custody of the children “subject to be changed at anytime.” Appellant’s misbehavior, if such occurred, grew out of her intimate relationship with one Frank Hatfield. She immediately took the children to Ohio where she settled and, some three months later, married her alleged paramour.

This litigation stems from an agreed order…