R v. R

CLEMENS, Judge.

Three months after the plaintiff-mother was granted a divorce and custody of the parties’ two children the defendant-father moved to modify the decree as to child custody. The gist of the motion is that after the divorce his wife demonstrated maternal unfitness by attempting suicide and by intimately associating with another man. The father appeals from the denial of his motion.

In deciding the fitness issue we review the entire record de novo and decide the case on its merits, according to the best interest of the children, giving deference to the trial court where credibility…