Abbott v. Abbott

This appeal is from an order of the circuit court of Crawford County denying a petition to modify a divorce decree, and leaving custody of two minor children of the parties with Glenda M. Huff, the mother, plaintiff-appellee.

Defendant-appellant Richard O. Abbott presents two issues for review: First, whether the trial court’s refusal to modify the decree and thereby transfer custody of the children to their father fails to serve the welfare and best interests of the children, and second, whether the trial court’s decision results in manifest injustice, and is contrary to the manifest weight…