Hensley v. Hensley

On June 10, 1955, defendant-appellant, Roselma Hensley, upon her cross bill of complaint was granted a decree of divorce from plaintiffappellee, Lewis Hensley. Pursuant to that decree defendant was given custody of their one child, Lynn Lewis Hensley, subject to the following condition, “and the said child shall remain and be cared for at his present residence unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties or until the further order of the court.”

At the time of that decree the child was in a foster home. The child was about 5 years old at the time the present action was instituted and the foster…