Phillips v. Christensen

Eight years after a divorce proceeding, the father, defendant in error, the mother consenting, was awarded custody of their ten year old son as against the boy’s maternal grandparents who had intervened. The latter appear here as plaintiffs in error seeking reversal.

The father and mother of the boy were divorced July 21, 1942, the interlocutory decree dividing the periods of custody evenly between the parents. A modified consent decree dated March 30, 1943, awarded sole custody to the mother. The father at that time removed to California, and the decree provided that he should turn over to…