In Re Forslund

This is a habeas corpus proceeding, involving child custody, brought by the mother before the Chittenden County Court following a California divorce. The history of this litigation, about which there is no dispute, is as follows. On August 25, 1956, Orvel A. Forslund brought a divorce proceeding against Eleanor Forslund in California. Mrs. Forslund filed a cross-complaint. On April 24, 1957, the California court entered an interlocutory judgment and decree of divorce to Mrs. Forslund on the grounds of cruelty. In doing so, the court reserved jurisdiction as to the custody of the minor…