Dawson v. Dawson

Francis J. Dawson, the defendant in a prior divorce proceedings, wherein a divorce was granted to his wife, Fern Dawson, later made application to modify the decree. He sought to have the custody of the parties’ minor child, Glenn Francis Dawson, given to the mother in the original decree, changed to him. The trial court held the applicant had failed' to show a substantial change in conditions to justify a modification of the decree and denied the application. The defendant-father has appealed.

The decree of divorce was granted on September 22, 1955. Both the plaintiff and the defendant have…