Legal Opinion
Tisdell v. Tisdell
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 25, 1961No. 38436PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALLEY, Justice.
Levon Tisdell sued Earl Tisdell for divorce in the District Court of Pontotoc-County and prayed for the custody of their-two year old daughter, Earlyn Tisdell. Defendant filed an answer and asked for the-custody of their daughter. Plaintiff was. granted a divorce and custody of her daughter, with the right of visitation by the father.
On May 9, 1955, plaintiff filed a verified! petition to modify the divorce decree, alleging that plaintiff and her parents had the-control, care and custody and support of' the daughter; that defendant had failed to. contribute to the support of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bynum v. BynumSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Hadley v. HadleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
- Stoner v. WeissSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Childers v. ChildersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
- Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
3Cited by4 opinions
- Clark v. ClarkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
- Mills v. MillsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Ward v. WardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
- Tisdell v. TisdellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961