Cox v. Tucker

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

This is a child custody case. Thomas Albert Cox, appellant herein, and Rita Sue (Cox) Tucker, appellee herein, were divorced on May 9, 1966. The parties were the parents of two minor children, Christopher Michael Cox, and Shelly Joan Cox, and appellant was given custody of these children.1 They subsequently re-married but were again divorced on November 1, 1966. At that time, appellee was given custody of the two children. On January 7, 1967, the court modified the custody order, placing custody of the children with appellant. On June 9, 1967, appellee married…