Blake v. Smith

This litigation involves the care and cusiodv of a little eight-year-old girl, who was adopted by appellant and appellee a few hours after her birth. The parties here were married in 1923, divorced in 1936, remarried a short time later, and a divorce was granted appellee May 31, 1944, but the custody of the child was awarded to appellant. That part of this'divorce decree of 1944 in so far as it relates to the child involved here, recites: “The custody of the infant child, whose custody is involved in this action, to-wit: Mary Dolores Blake, be and the same is hereby awarded as follows: To the…