Esposito v. Esposito

The plaintiff and the defendant were married in 1953 by a Baptist minister in Elkton, Maryland. She had a Protestant background and he was a Roman Catholic, although neither was observant. A child was born in 1956 and was baptized in the Catholic Church. At times prior to September 1960 he was brought to some Protestant services. In September 1960 the defendant became a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Thereafter serious marital discord arose turning mostly on the plaintiff’s objections to the defendant’s religious affiliation and her religious training of the child.

In October 1961 the…