Martin v. Martin

The petitioner husband initiated this proceeding to secure custody of the children of the parties.

The parties were married in Connecticut in 1969. They lived for a short period of time in New York and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Their first child was born on August 8, 1969 and their second child on December 15, 1970. Shortly after the second child was born, the wife separated from her husband and moved to Florida, where she has lived since. In October, 1972, the parties entered into a separation agreement in which the wife retained custody of the children. The wife sued for and obtained a…