In re Custody of Purdy

On March 24, 1980, a judgment of dissolution of the parties’ marriage was entered by the circuit court of Livingston County. Later that year, a supplemental judgment was entered awarding custody of the parties’ minor child to the mother pursuant to the parties’ agreement. On June 12, 1984, the father filed a petition for a change of custody, alleging that the mother was incapable of caring for the child as a result of debilitating illness that the mother had suffered since the original custody order was entered.

After a hearing, the circuit court found that modification of the custody order…