Whiteside v. Whiteside

MAUS, Judge.

The trial court modified a decree of dissolution by changing the custody of two daughters from the mother to the father. The mother has appealed. A sketch of the facts follows.

The parties were married June 8, 1974. The marriage was dissolved October 7, 1982.At the time of the dissolution, their two daughters were aged six and two. Both were placed in the custody of the mother. The father was granted reasonable visitation.

In the late fall of 1982, the mother asked the father to assume custody of the older daughter. The reason given was that the two girls quarrelled and fought.…