In Re the Marriage of Gahm

Nick E. Gahm, petitioner below, appeals the decision of the Lewis and Clark County District Court denying his petition for modification of custody. The issues on appeal are whether the standard to be applied on a petition to terminate the custodial rights of a parent under a joint custody decree is the best interest of the child or serious endangerment of the child and whether the decision of the District Court is supported by substantial credible evidence. We affirm.

The appellant and Marla J. Henson, respondent, were married in Wichita, Kansas, in 1971. They had two daughters, the first born…