In re the Marriage of Fouts

DOWD, Judge.

Appellant-mother appeals from the trial court’s order changing child custody to the respondent-father.

In brief, the facts are that the parties were divorced on July 10, 1972. The respondent did not appear in the divorce proceeding initiated by the appellant. The divorce decree awarded custody of the parties’ children, Gary Wade Fouts and Alice Lynn Fouts, ages 8 and 2 at the time of the divorce, to the appellant.

On March 31, 1976 respondent filed a petition to modify the divorce decree based on a change of circumstances.

At the trial the evidence showed that the minor children were…