Smith v. Smith

Lewis, Justice.

This is a controversy between divorced parents over the custody of their son who is now approximately eight (8) years of age. The parties separated in March 1970 and the wife was granted a divorce by the Greenville County Family Court on March 11, 1971 on the ground of physical cruelty. The divorce decree awarded custody of the child, then six years of age, to the mother, with reasonable visitation privileges to the father and the requirement that he pay $15.00 per week as child support. At that time all parties resided in Greenville County.

In June 1971, the mother, without…