Merrell v. Merrell

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

■ — ■Affirming.

The case concerns the custody of a child of divorced parents. As said in Cummins v. Bird, 230 Ky. 296, 19 S. W. 2d 959, 962: “Great responsibilities and duties must be met and performed by the courts, and none of them are more delicate or difficult than the determination of questions respecting the custody of children.”

The numerous divorces and legal contests over cus tody of children of broken homes constitute a sad commentary on social conditions of our generation. This case reveals also the unfortunate provisions of our statute…