Hill v. Hill

It is appellant’s contention that the order changing the custody of the child, Richard Hill, from appellant to respondent, was void as a matter of law.

It has been repeatedly held by this court that a judgment in a divorce suit does not prevent the court from afterward modifying a judgment under sec. 247.24, Stats., if the circumstances of the parties have so changed as to render such modification just and equitable. In matters relating to custody, however, this court has held that in the absence of a substantial change in the premises on which the original determination was made, a…