Price v. Price

BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.

Cathleen Price left her husband and two small children to live with another man. Not long after that she bought a “divorce kit,” filled in the blanks, and had her husband sign one of the papers. The 26-year-old mother appeared before the Superior Court of Arizona on August 31, 1976 at which time she was given a divorce and the father was awarded “custody and control” of the children.

The father, a member of the U.S. Air Force stationed at the Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma, accepted the responsibility and provided a home for the youngsters. In October 1976 the mother called…