Riede v. Riede

Plaintiff and defendant are residents of Lansing, Ingham county. In 1934, defendant was granted an uncontested decree of divorce in which defendant was given the custody of their minor child, Grace Marie, then four years of age. Plaintiff was required to pay $5 per week alimony and given the right of visitation and custody at certain times. Neither party has remarried.

In November, 1940, plaintiff filed a petition to modify the decree, alleging that the defendant was no longer a proper person to have the custody of the child, that plaintiff had a proper home for the child with his sister, and…