Curry v. Curry
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the CourtCoughlin, J.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying a motion to modify a child custody order.
The controlling rule in such a. situation is stated in Foster v. Foster, 8 Cal.2d 719, 730 [68 P.2d 719] as follows: “An application for a modification of an award of custody is addressed to the sound legal discretion of the trial court, and its discretion will not be disturbed on appeal unless the record presents a clear case of an abuse of that discretion.” (In accord: Munson v. Munson, 27 Cal.2d 659, 666 [166 P.2d 268].)
The facts herein will be stated in accord…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Primm v. PrimmCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Gudelj v. GudeljCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Foster v. FosterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Prouty v. ProutyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Munson v. MunsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
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