Heath v. Martin

Frankum, Justice.

This is a proceeding in the nature of a habeas corpus brought by the mother of Deborah Ann Cox against Dorothy Martin and Willard Martin, the child’s paternal great-aunt and great-uncle, to recover the custody of the child. Upon the hearing the court awarded the custody of the child to the defendant, Dorothy Martin. It appears from the transcript that the plaintiff and Theodore R. Cox were married and living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1963; that a divorce was granted between them on March 19, 1963; that in early January, 1963, prior to the granting of that divorce,…