Wrede v. Beuke

Mobley, Justice.

The appeal is from a judgment of the Superior Court of Houston County awarding custody of two minor children to the mother and giving visitation rights to the father, in a habeas corpus action based upon change in circumstances brought by her against the father, who 64 days before had been awarded custody by that court. Prior to that time (since 1961) the maternal grandfather and grandmother had custody of the children under a decree of the court. Held:

To authorize a change in custody it must be shown that there has been a change in conditions substantially affecting the…