Cooley v. Cooley

In October, 1946, plaintiff, Vernabelle Cooley, filed a bill of complaint against defendant, William Cooley, for the purpose of securing a divorce. Defendant entered his appearance in November, 1946. The parties entered into an agreement relating to the future custody of their son, born June 21, 1943, in the event that a divorce was granted to plaintiff. The decree of divorce was granted December, 1946. The decree, incorporating the agreement, reads, in part, as follows:

“It Is Further Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that the care, custody and control of the minor child of the parties, namely…