Menne v. Menne

This appeal is taken from a portion of a dissolution decree granting custody of a five-year-old child to her mother. We perceive no error and thus affirm the judgment.

The parties to this dissolution proceeding were married on October 1, 1966. One female child, Tara Marie Menne, was born to them on February 5, 1971. A petition for dissolution of their marriage was filed on January 16, 1976. Both parties agreed that the marriage was irretrievably broken. Custody of the only child was the focus of the hearings held in connection with the dissolution. After giving temporary custody of Tara to her…