Mead v. Mead

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HARRISON:

This appeal arose out of the following circumstances:

On June 10, 1954, the relator, John W. Mead, obtained a decree of divorce from the respondent, Lucille Mead. Under the terms of the decree John Mead was awrarded the full custody of their minor children, and removed them to the State of "Washington.

Thereafter, Lucille Mead petitioned to have the decree amended. The petition was granted over the objections of John Mead, and an amendment of the decree of divorce was effected, transferring the custody of the children from the father to the mother.

On April 11, 1955,…