McKay v. Carstens

On the 2nd day of December, 1949, the appellant was granted a divorce from Jerome Anson, her then husband, in the St. Joseph Circuit Court, and the custody of their child, Larry Lee Anson, now about 5 years of age, was awarded to the appellant.

Since that time, however, she has permitted the child to be kept and cared for by the appellees, who have formed a strong attachment for him. On July 17, 1951, the appellant filed what she designates as a petition for writ of habeas corpus, whereby she sought to regain the custody of said child.

The petition was filed in the St. Joseph Circuit Court…