Schumm v. Schumm

[1] This is a proceeding on motion of the defendant father to modify a divorce decree as respects the custody of a minor child.

[2] The divorce action had been brought by the wife, Bettie Schumm, against her husband, Cloyd C. Schumm.

[3] The parties were married on July 1, 1939, while plaintiff was attending Hannibal-LaGrange College in Hannibal, Missouri. Defendant was employed in the shoe factory in Hannibal at the time.

[4] The child in question, a daughter, Sharon, was born September 14, 1943, and is now six years of age.

[5] When Sharon was about six months old, defendant suggested to…