Griggers v. Bryant

Bowles, Justice.

The parties to this appeal were divorced on October 3, 1975, appellant being awarded custody of their minor child. The final judgment and decree of divorce ordered the appellee to pay $25 per week as child support and granted him various visitation rights. This order, however, merely declared the rights of the parties and did not specifically set out any injunction prohibiting the father from taking possession of the child after it was awarded and placed in the custody of the mother. Several months after the divorce, the appellee obtained custody of the child and stopped all…