Lewis v. Lewis

STERNBERG, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Hart Circuit Court awarding the custody of Laurie Jean Lewis to appellee Vickie Dawn Lewis.

*801Appellant Thomas R. Lewis and appellee were married on July 3, 1969, in Riverside County, California. Their only child, Laurie Jean, was born October 17, 1970.

On January 3, 1975, Thomas filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. The issue of custody was referred to the court’s commissioner for the taking of proof. In his report, the commissioner recommended that Vickie receive custody of the child. Thomas filed exceptions to this report.

The…