Carey v. Hertel

Citations

• 37 Wash. 27
• 79 P. 482
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 663

Syllabus

<p>Parent and Child — Custody of Infant — Agreement to Keep for Specified Time — Discretion of Trial Court. A father, who is a suitable and. capable person, is entitled to the custody of his daughter three years of age, notwithstanding an agreement to leave her with grandparents until she was six years of age, where it appears that he was to pay the grandparents for their services, and that the findings of the court as to his suitability are sustained by the evidence; since the welfare of the child is the paramount consideration, and the trial judge, who observes the witnesses, must exercise his discretion in that behalf.</p>