Greenglass v. Greenglass

The principal issue in this divorce case is whether the burden imposed in Perreault v. Cook, 114 N.H. 440, 322 A.2d 610 (1974), on a parent seeking to modify a permanent custody decree applies to a parent seeking to modify a temporary custody decree. We hold that it does not.

The parties married in 1965 and a daughter, Kara, was bom on September 11, 1971. Plaintiff thereafter filed a libel for no-fault divorce. On November 25, 1974, a Master (Joseph L. Clough, Esq.) recommended that the defendant be granted temporary custody of the child and that the plaintiff be ordered to pay $30 weekly for…