Legal Opinion

Watters v. Watters

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided December 16, 1981No. Docket 55598, 56408PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*6T. M. Burns, P.J.

The parties to this appeal were divorced on September 30, 1975. The original divorce decree awarded custody of the parties’ one minor child to plaintiff but on September 18, 1980, custody was changed to defendant.

The order granting defendant custody of the child contained an extensive and detailed visitation schedule. According to the schedule, plaintiff was entitled to custody of the child from December 28, 1980, through January 4, 1981. Defendant, however, took the child to Florida and wrongfully thwarted plaintiff’s visitation rights.

On December 31, 1980, plaintiff…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. D'Onofrio v. D'OnofrioNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
  2. Jaikins v. JaikinsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968
  3. Hutchins v. HutchinsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Dempsey v. DempseyMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Harvey v. LewisMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Cookson v. CooksonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  2. Brecht v. HendryMichigan Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. Henry v. HenryMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Bielawski v. BielawskiMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Scott v. ScottMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983

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