Hood v. Wilson

This is a child custody case.

The parties, who have never been married, are the natural parents of the minor child, a nine-year-old boy. Prior to the instant case, no custody award or determination had ever been made with regard to the child. He had apparently in the main resided with the mother, but the father had enjoyed quite liberal visitation.

The mother initiated this case by filing a petition for emergency relief when the father refused to return the child to her following a visit in the father's home. The trial court awarded custody of the child to the father.

The mother appeals. We…