Bukovich v. Bukovich

STEAKLEY, Justice.

This case presents questions for decision in the unfortunate situation when natural parents are involved in child custody. litigation. Petitioner, the father, and Respondent, the mother, were divorced in Porter County, Indiana, in June of 1962. At the time, Mark Lawrence Bukovich, their only child, was less than two years of age. The mother was awarded custody of Mark, with the provision that she not leave the state. Her custody rights appear to have been reaffirmed by the Indiana court on subsequent occasions. In a still later proceeding instituted by the father for a…