Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Vilos

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1989No. 88-301PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Justice, Retired.

The district court denied appellant’s petition for modification of a custody decree regarding primary custody of two of the parties’ minor children. Appellant appeals and states the issue to be:

Did the trial court abuse its discretion and thus err as a matter of law by failing to consider the best interests of the children and by considering instead only the circumstances of the mother in a child custody modification proceeding?

We affirm.

On March 2, 1979, the parties were divorced and appellant (mother) was awarded the primary care, custody and control of the parties’…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Mentock v. MentockWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  2. City of Rock Springs v. Police Protection Ass'nWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
  3. In Re Marriage of KramerMontana Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Consolidated Freightways v. DrakeWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Doenz v. GarberWyoming Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Love v. LoveWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Dowdy v. DowdyWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Chapman v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Christensen v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Durfee v. DurfeeWyoming Supreme Court · 2009

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