Carr v. Hall

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

This is a child custody case, coming to us on appeal from a decree refusing to award custody of an eleven-year-old daughter to the mother, and fixing visitation rights. The issue arises out of the factual background presently set out.

Fannie Mae Hall and Maurice Orón Hall were married in 1950, and they have a daughter named Patricia Louise. On November 15,1961 Fannie filed a petition for divorce, alleging indignities, in which she stated it was satisfactory to her that custody of Patricia (then ten years old) be given to Patricia’s father. On December 18,1961 a…