SANBORN v. SANBORN

No. 82-390.

123 N.H. 740 (1983)

JOYCE SANBORN v. THEODORE SANBORN

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

August 31, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kahn, Brown, Bruno & Durmer, of Manchester (George C. Bruno on the brief and orally), for the plaintiff.

Karelitz, Cohen & White, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and Edward E. Williams, of Exeter (Robert J. White and Mr. Williams on the brief, and Mr. Williams orally), for the defendant.


DOUGLAS, J.

This case involves an appeal from a superior court order denying the plaintiff's motion to "clarify" a divorce decree awarding joint legal custody of the parties' children and granting the defendant certain contested visitation rights. The questions presented by this appeal are: (1) whether the standard for modifying physical custody of children is applicable to a modification of legal custody; and (2) whether the visitation provisions of the decree established...

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