Lawver v. Lawver

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Judith Anne Lawver appeals from a judgment providing for respondent’s custody of three of four minor children of the parties. The trial court findings of fact are improper, and the case is remanded.

FACTS

The nine-year marriage of the parties was dissolved by a judgment entered in May 1984. The parties have had careers in secondary education. They are parents of four sons, Anthony, Nathaniel, Benjamin, and Theodore, presently ages 13, 9, 7 and 3 respectively. A one hour trial in the case was supplemented by a child custody study and an interview of the three older boys by…