Hooper v. Hooper

This case concerns the modification of visitation privileges of a father with the parties' seven year old daughter, Stacey.

The divorce complaint was filed in October, 1978, and was bitterly contested. The father testified at the trial upon the merits in August, 1979. It is unclear from the record as to whether evidence was presented at the next hearing in March, 1981, when the father was not in attendance. The trial court divorced the parties by its November 12, 1981 judgment. Therein, the mother was granted the permanent custody of Stacey and the father was given certain visitation rights.

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