Aiken v. Aiken

Yesawich, Jr., J.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of St. Lawrence County (Nelson, J.), entered January 4, 1985, which, inter alia, granted petitioner’s application for custody of Tammi Aiken, and which directed him to pay $40 per week for the support of Kara Aiken.

Petitioner (father) and respondent (mother) were divorced in 1978; custody of the two daughters of the marriage was awarded to the mother. On January 20, 1984, Tammi, the older daughter, left her mother’s home to live with her father. This change in circumstances prompted the parties to file petitions for modification of the…