Gardner v. Pettit

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This case involves the custody of a three year old girl. The mother has appealed from a decree of the Clay County Chancery Court dismissing the father’s petition to modify a former decree, and also dismissing the mother’s cross-petition to modify the former decree. A decree providing for a change of custody of the child every three months is thus left in full force and effect.

Linda S. (Pettit) Gardner, the mother, was awarded a divorce from Thomas L. Pettit, the father, on May 19, 1965. At that time the mother was 20 years of age and the father 24 years of age. The agreed…