Plumb v. Plumb

MAUGHAN, Justice:

Defendant appeals from a judgment awarding custody of a minor to plaintiff. We affirm.

The parties to this action were married in July 1971, in Wilmot, South Dakota. They were granted a decree of divorce in Utah in April of 1974. Defendant was awarded custody of the parties’ minor child, Scott. Prior to August, 1974, defendant placed Scott in the care of Utah State Division of Family Services, who in turn placed the child in the home of plaintiff’s parents. In August, 1974 defendant took the child to South Dakota, where they thereafter resided.

On April 4, 1975, defendant’s…