NIELSEN v. NIELSEN

No. 16708.

620 P.2d 511 (1980)

William Arthur NIELSEN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Sherry Darlene NIELSEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Valdez, Utah Legal Services, Inc., Ogden, for defendant and appellant.

William K. McGuire, Layton, for plaintiff and respondent.


MAUGHAN, Justice:

Defendant appeals from an order of the district court granting plaintiff's petition to modify a decree of divorce by changing the custody of their minor son from defendant, the mother, to plaintiff, the father. Upon hearing, the trial court ruled that it was in the best interests of the child to transfer his custody to his father. The mother was granted liberal visitation rights, with a strong admonition to the father by the court of the consequences...

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