Legal Opinion · Dissent

Paton v. Paton

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 26, 1961No. Docket 69, Calendar 48,455PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1DissentBlack, J.

This appeal, taken by the defendant mother from a decree of divorce entered September 8, 1959, has by our order of October 14, 1960, and subsequent proceedings resolved its sole thrust into a custodial question: one of ways and means to effectuate the best interests of now 4-year-old Victoria Jane Patón.

When the appeal came to submission during our October term, it developed that each of the respective parties had remarried. Our said order ensued. The order directed remand of the case “for the taking of further testimony as to conditions existing since last hearing, * * * touching on where…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Eichholtz v. EichholtzMichigan Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Herbstman v. ShiftanMichigan Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Lair v. LairMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Fuller v. FullerMichigan Supreme Court · 1929

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re ErnstMichigan Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Ostergren v. OstergrenMichigan Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Miller v. MillerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. Cavanagh v. CavanaghMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  5. Smith v. SmithMichigan Supreme Court · 1961

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