Johnson v. Lloyd

HOOD, Chief Judge.

This action was brought for the custody of a four-year-old girl. The plaintiffs (now appellants) are a married couple with whom the child has resided for over three years. The defendant (now appellee) is the natural mother of the child. From the evidence the trial court found that the mother “is a fit and proper person to have custody of her minor child, and that it is in the best interests of the child that custody be awarded to her.” Appellants challenge this finding.

The established rule in this jurisdiction is that one who would withhold a child from its natural parent…