Lyson v. Lyson

The parties hereto were divorced on the 20th of September, 1923. The wife was awarded the custody of a minor daughter now five years of age. In June, 1925, the father, Joseph A. Lyson, filed a petition in the circuit court asking that the decree be modified and that the custody of the child be awarded to him. From the order entered denying the prayer of the petition, the defendant has appealed.

The petition was based on the claim that since the decree for divorce was granted the plaintiff, Victoria A. Lyson, by reason of over indulgence in intoxicating liquors and association with men of low…