In re the Marriage of Jacobson

Mother appeals from a trial court’s order denying her motion to “retain” custody of the parties’ child. The dis-positive issue is whether the automatic change of custody provision in the parties’ 1975 dissolution judgment is enforceable. We conclude that it is not and that the trial court erred in changing custody from mother to father. Accordingly, we reverse.

The custody provision of the parties’ 1975 stipulated dissolution judgment provides:

“Petitioner-wife is awarded custody of the minor child of the parties ** * * until said child attains the age of 12 and completes the school grade in…