STARKESON v. STARKESON

No. 78-197.

119 N.H. 78 (1979)

GERALD C. STARKESON v. MARSHA S. STARKESON

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

February 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fryer, Boutin & Marshall, of Londonderry (Robert H. Fryer orally), for the plaintiff.

O'Neill, Backus & Spielman, of Manchester (William L. Shaine orally), for the defendant.


GRIMES, J.

The issue before us in this divorce case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding custody of a minor child, then age four-and-a-half years, to the mother. We find no abuse of discretion.

In September 1976, after an informal separation of approximately nine months, the plaintiff filed this libel for divorce. The defendant entered a cross-libel, and both parties requested custody of their...

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