McLendon v. McLendon

This is a child custody case.

John William McLendon and Ruby Ann McLendon were divorced in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, on November 19, 1980. Pursuant to an agreement of the parties, custody of the couple's minor daughter, Elizabeth Ann McLendon, was awarded to the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. McLendon, subject to each parent's right of visitation. The child remained with the grandparents until August 1982, at which time the natural mother picked the child up for visitation and returned with her to California, the mother's residence. The grandmother, after obtaining…