Lewis v. Lewis

Plaintiff and defendant were married on February 15, 1964. The marriage produced four sons: Daniel Joseph, Edward Andrew, Matthew Allen, and Gabriel Nicholas, III, whose ages at trial were 5, 6, 9 and 11, respectively. Plaintiff filed for divorce on November 7, 1975, and by interim order was granted temporary custody of the children.

Both parents sought permanent custody of the children at trial. The trial court heard two days of testimony on the custody issue, but twice refused the plaintiff’s request to interview the children to obtain their custody preference. At the conclusion of the…