State ex rel. Crosier v. Harper

Father appeals from an order that (1) denied his motion to modify the custody provisions of a dissolution decree and (2) granted mother’s motion to restrict his visitation rights with daughter.

The marriage was dissolved in December, 1977. The judgment awarded mother custody of Michael (mother’s child by a former marriage but adopted by father), then 8 years old, and Tricia, then 5 years old. The judgment also granted father liberal visitation privileges, including one week each month, every other weekend, Thanksgiving vacations, Christmas vacations, Labor day holidays and most of summer…