Dorris v. Dorris

REINHARD, Judge.

Husband appeals from an order modifying the child custody provision of a dissolution decree.

The marriage was dissolved on the 24th of September, 1979. Custody of the only child, a boy who was then two years old, was given to husband, with temporary custody given to wife. This arrangement was agreed to by the parties. At the time of the dissolution, wife was a Marine Drill Sergeant at Parris Island, South Carolina. Husband, a former Marine, was a student at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.

Wife filed a motion to modify alleging a change of circumstances and…