Norris v. Graville Ex Rel. Graville

OPINION

Michael Graville filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the court below, seeking custody of Stephanie, his four year old daughter, from her maternal grandmother. In support of the petition, Graville submitted a certified copy of an Illinois decree, issued May 5, 1976, which awarded him custody of Stephanie. The Illinois order was predicated upon a showing of changed circumstances that had occurred since the entry of that court’s 1974 decree awarding Stephanie’s custody to the child’s mother. These changed circumstances included the father’s remarriage, and the mother’s…