Bahr v. Bahr

This is an appeal as of right from a circuit court order denying Merlin Bahr’s petition for change of custody of three of his four minor children.

On April 25, 1966, a judgment of divorce was entered terminating the marriage between Luwella and Merlin Bahr, with custody of the parties’ four minor children awarded to Mrs. Bahr. Mr. Bahr sought custody of all four children through a petition dated April 25, 1969. Former Circuit Judge Albert J. Engel, in an exhaustive opinion, determined that physical custody of the children should in fact be placed with Mary B. Priest, a maternal aunt, and her…