Quirin v. Quirin

Defendant-appellant Roger J. Quirin appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County modifying the custody provisions of a divorce judgment so as to permit his ex-wife, plaintiff-appellee Freda R. Rhodes (formerly Freda R. Quirin), to move with their children to the State of Arkansas.

The parties were married in 1968, and have two sons, born in 1970 and 1971. In July 1974, plaintiff was granted a divorce on grounds of mental cruelty. She was awarded custody of the children “with privilege to remove same to the State of Arkansas.” The judgment of the court provided that defendant…