Legal Opinion
Andersen v. Andersen
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 14, 1987No. 15160PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Justice.
Defendant, Terrence L. Andersen (Terry), appeals from an order of the trial court modifying the original divorce decree by awarding custody of his and his ex-wife’s two youngest children to plaintiff, Michelle A. Andersen (Shelly). We reverse.
In June of 1983, Shelly and Terry were divorced. At the time of the entry of the judgment and decree of divorce, Terry was awarded custody of all five of the children born of the marriage who then ranged in age from one year, ten months to ten years, eight months. Regarding this custody award, the trial court made the following finding of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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