Allen v. Allen

GARDNER., Justice.

The wife (appellant here) in October 1937, in an uncontested proceeding, secured a decree of divorce from the husband (appellee) on the ground of cruelty — actual violence upon her person — and was awarded the custody of the child, a girl then two years of age, with the right of the father to visit the child at reasonable times and places.

The father at that time was without means, and sought employment elsewhere and out of the State. But the proof shows he has availed himself of the privilege of seeing and being with his child, and made many visits at considerable expense.

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