Hall v. Hall

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order awarding defendant permanent custody of the parties’ minor son, Damian. We affirm._

Plaintiff and defendant were divorced in 1980, and plaintiff mother was awarded custody of Damian. In 1983, mother and child moved to Colorado, but Damian was sent back to the parents of the mother in Michigan. Defendant father was then granted an ex parte order of custody. Seventeen months later, defendant father’s motion for permanent custody was heard. The trial court found a custodial environment in the father and after reviewing the eleven factors contained in…