Francks v. Francks

TUCKETT, Justice:

This is an action for divorce wherein the defendant appeals from the findings and judgment of the court awarding custody of three minor children to the plaintiff.

During the trial the eldest child, John Michael, then age 11, requested that his custody be awarded to his father, the plaintiff herein. At the conclusion of a lengthy trial the court found that it would be in the best interests of the children that their custody be awarded to the father. The court found that the father was a fit and proper person to have custody of the minor children, and that the mother was not a…