Powell v. Woolfolk

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

This is a child custody case. Appellant, Troy Gene Powell, shortly before entering the United States Navy, obtained a divorce from his wife, Winnie Sue James Powell, in the Scott Chancery Court, said decree being entered on September 29, 1958. The custody of the two minor children, born of the marriage, Debra, age three, and Rebecca, age five, was placed in Mrs. Powell. Appellant obtained an allotment for the benefit of the children, which presently amounts to $97.50 per month. On June 4, 1960, appellee married James Woolfolk. On November 10, 1960, appellant…