Moss v. Moss

Stolz, Judge.

The appellee mother filed a petition in Newton Superior Court for a writ of habeas corpus to obtain custody of her two minor children, the older of which was already in her custody pursuant to a decree of divorce from the child’s father (appellant) and the younger of which was bom approximately 8 1/2 months after the divorce decree. After a hearing, the court entered a judgment severing the parental rights of both natural parents. The defendant father moved to set aside the judgment and for a new trial. There being no record of the proceedings, the trial judge declined to rule on…