Adams v. Adams

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

This appeal challenges an order of the district court that modified a divorce decree by transferring custody of a daughter, presently 6 years of age, from her father, appellant Michael B. Adams, to her mother, Charlene Adele Adams, the respondent.

The parties were divorced in July 1968, and custody of the daughter, the only child of the marriage, was awarded to the mother, who retained custody until June 1967, when Michael filed a motion to modify, asking that he be awarded custody. The district court entered a temporary custody order when Michael filed his…