Griffith v. Griffith

Tbe judgment below seems to have been entered by tbe trial judge under tbe belief tbat as a matter of law be could not permit tbe mother to remove tbe child from tbe State in tbe absence of an aifirma-tive showing tbat tbe resident father is unfit for custody. While this view is supported by statements appearing in some of tbe earlier decisions of this Court, tbe settled law of this State places no such burden on a parent custodian who requests leave to remove a child from tbe jurisdiction of tbe court. In such case we apprehend tbe true rule to be tbat tbe court’s primary concern is tbe…