Landing v. Landing

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the father of a minor ehild met his burden of proof in a proceeding instituted by him to modify a prior order of child custody.

On September 26, 1969, the appellant-mother and appelleefather were granted a decree of absolute divorce by the LaPorte Superior Court, No. 1. The appellant-mother was given, inter alia, custody of the four minor children of the parties and a rent-free lease of their dwelling-house.

On February 10, 1970, the trial court found that three of the minor children of the parties had been emancipated, leaving one minor child to be…