Sayward v. Sayward

The plaintiff has appealed from a decree modifying a prior final decree of divorce which awarded her the care, custody and control of her minor children.

The record reveals that the plaintiff instituted a suit for divorce against her husband in the Circuit Court of Dade County, Florida. It was alleged in the bill and admitted in the answer that both parties to the suit were fit and proper persons to be awarded the custody of the minor children born of the marriage. The prayer of the bill was "that joint custody of the minor children be awarded to plaintiff and defendant or if the court prefers…