Geary v. Geary

REINHARD, Judge.

Father appeals from an order denying his motion to modify a dissolution decree and requiring him to pay part of mother’s attorney’s fees. We reverse and remand.

The parties’ marriage was dissolved in 1978. The mother received primary custody of the two children, a girl age eight and a boy age nine. Father was denied both temporary custody and visitation rights.

On April 23, 1983, father filed a motion to modify the dissolution decree, asking for visitation rights and eventual temporary custody. A hearing was held on June 7, 1984. The transcript is largely composed of…