Gorsuch v. Gorsuch

The defendant, Jess Gorsuch, appeals from the decree rendered upon his second petition for the modification of a divorce decree with respect to the custody of his minor son.

The plaintiff, Cora Gorsuch, filed her petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty November 18, 1936, alleging that her husband had deserted her and her baby, Norman Paul, born July 3, 1936. A divorce was granted the plaintiff December 23, 1936, and she was awarded the custody of the child, with $10 a month support money.

On February 8, 1941, the defendant filed a petition alleging that plaintiff was an unfit person to…