Benson v. Benson

This appeal arises out of a hearing on a contempt citation in the course of divorce proceedings. The plaintiff wife was divorced from the defendant husband on August 21, 1968. She was awarded custody of the two minor children, “subject to the defendant’s right of reasonable visitation.” Almost immediately the parties had difficulty in connection with- the visitation rights and the court was required to spell out these rights in detail. Various orders were entered from time to time, but the conflict was not resolved and the two District Judges before whom the matters were heard became much…