Wealton v. Wealton

The contesting parties in this custody suit were divorced on November 27, 1974. There were three minor children, Ronald, Scott, and Douglas, whose ages were 12, 11, and 10 respectively in 1981. Custody of the three children at the time of the divorce was awarded to the plaintiff mother. Both parents have remarried.

By stipulation, an order was entered on June 1, 1981, granting temporary custody of Douglas, the youngest son, to the defendant father for the summer of 1981.

The father, toward the end of the summer, filed a petition for a change of permanent custody of Douglas. Apparently, this was…