In Re the Marriage of Dally

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

We are called upon in this appeal to decide, primarily, which parent will be the better custodian of a small child.

Petitioner Claude M. Dally, born January 5, 1950, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elsy Dally. The senior Dallys are religious, upstanding people and evidently quite strict in their ways. Claude tends to be strict, authoritarian, and self-centered.

Respondent Carolyn D. Dally, born September 24, 1952, is the daughter of Robert King and Marilyn King Redmond, who were divorced when Carolyn was four. Robert King received custody of Carolyn in the divorce. The record…