Jensen v. Jensen

On April 24, 1944, plaintiff husband was granted a divorce on the ground of inhuman treatment. The parties stipulated and the court decreed custody of the minor child be awarded Edith Holbrook, mother of defendant wife. Plaintiff was to pay $7.50 a week for the child’s support. In January 1946, plaintiff filed application to modify the decree so that he be awarded custody of the child, then age seven.

The application states plaintiff was in the Navy when the divorce was granted and did not have a suitable home for the child; it was understood by the parties the child’s custody would be changed…