Strohmeyer v. Strohmeyer

The principal issue on this appeal is the propriety of action taken by a trial court, on its own motion, to grant joint custody of a minor child to both of the child’s parents. The case was initiated by the plaintiff, Marion T. Strohmeyer, when she filed a complaint seeking a legal separation from the defendant, Walter J. Strohmeyer. The plaintiff’s complaint sought alimony, child support, custody of the minor child, an assignment of property interests, attorney’s fees, and other just and equitable relief. The defendant, in his counterclaim, asked that the marriage between the parties be…