Sharpe v. Sharpe

Bussey, Justice.

This controversy involves the custody of Connie Janine Sharpe, the nine year old daughter of the parties who were divorced in Richland County in November 1966. An agreement between the parties as to the custody of and support for Connie, visitation rights, etc. was incorporated in the divorce decree. By such agreement and decree, the mother was awarded custody but the father was accorded visitation rights on Thursday afternoon of each week and certain other visitation rights on every other weekend.

The latter part of August 1968, the mother was offered employment in Houston,…