State Ex Rel. Mauerman v. SUP'R CT. FOR THURSTON CTY.

— Is the petitioner in a proceeding to modify the child custody provisions of a divorce decree entitled to a change of judges from the judge who entered that decree, upon filing a motion and affidavit of prejudice in compliance with Rem. Rev. Stat., § 209-1, and Rem. Supp. 1941, § 209-2 (codified with slight changes in RCW 4.12.040, 4.12.050) ?

Respondent’s return shows the following facts: After a trial before respondent judge, relator and her former husband were divorced by a decree entered July 1, 1953. This decree deprived relator of the custody of a minor child. March 22, 1954, she filed…