Mapes v. Mapes

SHRUM, Judge.

In this suit to modify a dissolution decree, Ralph E. Mapes appeals from the trial court’s refusal to change the primary custody of his minor daughter from his former wife, Elnora G. Mapes, to him. Two questions are raised on appeal:

I. Did the trial court err in refusing to change custody 63 days after the dissolution in the face of evidence that Elnora deprived Ralph of visitation and impeded his communication with the child and that Elnora, with the child, lived for a time out of wedlock with a male friend?

II. Did the trial court err when it refused to permit Ralph's lawyer to…