Perry v. Scoggins

Raymond D. Perry files this original mandamus action to set aside an order overruling his application for writ of habeas corpus for possession of his child. We agree that the father was entitled to the writ.

Perry and his former wife, now Sharon Waynick, were divorced in 1977 in Missouri, and the Missouri court granted custody of their daughter to the mother. After several later motions and hearings, the Missouri court on December 12, 1980 granted Perry primary custody of the child, with reasonable visitation to the mother. In June 1981, the mother obtained an order for visitation but at the…