Ledoux v. Aldridge

CROW, Presiding Judge.

In this original proceeding in habeas corpus, Petitioner, Betty Ruth Ledoux, seeks custody of her grandson, Christopher Jacob Aldridge (“Chris”), who resides with Respondents, Philip Edward Aldridge (“Philip”) and Laura Jane Aldridge (“Laura”), in Jasper County, Missouri.

Pursuant to Rule 68.03, Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure (1992), we appointed The Honorable Dennis D. Reaves, Associate Circuit Judge of Cedar County, as Master. With commendable dispatch and diligence, he conducted an evidentiary hearing and thereafter furnished us a comprehensive and scholarly report.…