Welker v. Welker

The trial court denied custody of a three-year-old girl to her mother, even though he expressly found that the mother is fit to have custody, truly loves the child and is “in good health . . . cultured, attractive, competent, intelligent. . . .” He made similar favorable findings with reference to the father. On this appeal we will determine whether it was an abuse of discretion to deny custody to the mother. We have carefully examined the record to determine if there is any sound basis for the trial court’s determination.

Mrs. Welker left her husband’s home for the purpose of going to college…