Raven v. Cecil

Lewis, Justice:

This is a dispute between divorced parents, both now remarried, over the custody of their infant son.

The respondent-wife was granted a divorce from the appellant-husband on December 18, 1969. The divorce was not contested and the decree contained a consent provision awarding custody of the child to the husband with reasonable visitation privileges to the mother. The child was two (2) years of age at the time.

It is inferable that neither the father nor the mother were able to take care of the child when they separated. In any event, it is undisputed that, although custody was…