Jones v. Jones

RAWLINGS, Justice.

Plaintiff-father seeks modification of original divorce decree provision by which child custody rights were granted defendant-mother. Trial court denied relief sought and plaintiff appeals. We reverse.

August 2, 1967, a divorce decree was entered pursuant to plaintiff’s petition by reason of adultery on the part of defendant with one Gary Grundle. Custody of three children, two girls then nine and 15, and one boy 13, was awarded defendant.

By his modification petition plaintiff alleges that subsequent to entry of the original decree defendant, custodial mother, has conducted…