Legal Opinion

Renfro v. Renfro

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided June 1, 1956PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

In the divorce action brought by Irene Renfro against William E. Renfro, the judgment granted the husband a divorce and custody of Deborah Lee Renfro. Other relief was adjudged. Irene Renfro appeals from that part of the judgment which awarded the child’s custody to the appellee and denied appellant maintenance and support for the child.

The question is whether the Chancellor abused his discretion in awarding the custody of the child to the father.

The marital history of the parties is enlightening. Appellant married Bertrand L. Durham on August 24, 1935. A daughter was born…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Clark v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
  2. Hager v. HagerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
  3. Bowman v. BowmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
  4. Newby v. NewbyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
  5. Harp v. HarpCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Wells v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  2. Gates v. GatesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  3. McLemore v. McLemoreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
  4. Somerville v. SomervilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
  5. Wells v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966

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