McDonough v. Murphy

MESCHKE, Justice.

Margaret Susan Murphy appeals from an amended decree transferring custody of her son, Shaun, to his father, Stephen Lyle McDonough, and ordering Murphy to pay child support. We affirm.

In January 1986, McDonough and Murphy were divorced in Traill County. The divorce decree placed custody of four-year-old Shaun with Murphy, and set reasonable visitation for McDonough. McDonough moved to Bismarck and remarried. He and his present wife, Denise, have two children. Murphy moved to Grand Forks and remarried. She and her present husband, Jerry, have one child. Several amended decrees…