Kirstukas v. Kirstukas

A decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii granted by Judge J. Gilbert Prendergast in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City terminated the marital discord between Joan Kirstukas, the appellant (Wife), and Edwin Kirstukas, the appellee (Husband). It could not dissipate the discord over the custody of the three minor children of that marriage, which custody is the subject of this appeal.

The Husband and Wife were married on September 18, 1959. The three children of that marriage were, at the time of trial, respectively, a ten-year-old son, a nine-year-old daughter, and a five-year-old daughter. The…