Barrentine v. Barrentine

Almand, Justice.

Bettie June Principe Barrentine, on her cross-petition, was granted a total divorce from Derreck E. Barrentine. The court in its decree awarded the custody of the minor children to the mother, with the right of the father to visit them at reasonable times. The decree contained the following provision: “Jurisdiction of custody of children is retained with the right to change custody of same without or with notice and with or without change of conditions.”

Where in a suit for divorce the court grants the custody of the children to one of the parties, the court’s jurisdiction as…