Woodruff v. Woodruff

There is pending for decision a motion for change of custody filed by the defendant-father October 17,1964. At the time it was filed, no service could be obtained on the plaintiff-mother and temporary custody was awarded to the defendant-father. Service was obtained later on the plaintiff-mother, and by agreement, the matter was referred for investigation.

It should be noted at the outset that the investigation was on the “hurry-up” side because it was needed to decide the motion for temporary custody. In other words, it was necessary in order to determine whether it would be best for the…