Bjerke v. Wilcox

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

In 1983, custody of the one year old child of the parties was placed with appellant. She asks for review of a 1985 amendment to the custody determination. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Samantha Ann Bjerke was born in February 1982. Her parents were married in 1981 when both were age 18, and the marriage was dissolved in 1983. Appellant Elizabeth Wilcox is also the parent of a son, Deryl Berglund, who was born in 1979.

In its 1983 judgment, the trial court placed custody of Samantha with appellant, but subject for one year to “protective custody” of the county welfare agency.…