Seitz v. Seitz

This is the appeal of Arthur M. Seitz, Jr., from a judgment entered on June 6, 1949, awarding the custody of the three minor children of the parties hereto to the defendant therein, and granting a counsel fee of $1,000 with costs to the respondent. There is no appeal from the judgment awarding $20 per week as support and maintenance for the wife and the three children.

There is no dispute that the best interests of the infants is the guide for the decision of the question of custody. The matter was first heard in the Chancery Division and custody awarded to the respondent. Thereafter, the…