Leisge v. Leisge

In this appeal we review whether the trial court correctly decided the custody of a 4-year-old daughter as between competing claims of her parents. We affirm the action of the trial court in awarding custody to the mother.

In early 1976, Stephen Leisge, a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force stationed in Alabama, met Marilyn Kimberl. Both parties were divorced, and Stephen had a 14-year-old daughter by his prior marriage. Stephen and Marilyn began living together. When the Air Force transferred Stephen to the Pentagon in July, 1976, Marilyn moved to Virginia with him. In October,…