Lembach v. Cox

639 P.2d 197 (1981)

Jay A. LEMBACH, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

Barbara A. COX, Defendant and Respondent.

No. 17095.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 29, 1981.

David E. Leta, Salt Lake City, for Lembach.

Bruce Plenk, Salt Lake City, for Cox.

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff-Appellant Jay A. Lembach, father of an illegitimate child which he adopted by acknowledgement under § 78-30-12, U.C.A. (1953), seeks reversal of an amended judgment which awarded custody of the 1 1/2 year old boy to his mother.

The father contends: (1) the trial court applied erroneous legal standards to determine custody; (2) the trial court…