Schumacher v. Schumacher

[1] This is a proceeding to modify a divorce decree as respects the provision for the custody of a minor child.

[2] The divorce action was brought in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis by the wife, Maryella Schumacher, against her husband, R. J. Schumacher. She prayed, among other things, that she be awarded the care and custody of the parties' minor child, Roland Forest Schumacher, then eleven years of age.

[3] The defendant husband formally entered his appearance and answered by a general denial, but did not appear at the hearing of the cause, at the conclusion of which, in addition…