Treiber v. Stong

Abbott, J.:

This is a child custody dispute between the natural parents of an illegitimate child. There is no dispute concerning paternity.

The trial court awarded custody to the mother, Jan Risner, and the father, Michael Treiber, appeals. In order to understand the issues raised by the father, it is necessary to set forth, at least in part, the facts and the procedural history of this case as well as those in a separate adoption case that is not before this Court.

The parties lived together for four months and then went their separate ways. Unknown to either, Jan was pregnant when they ceased…