Earling v. Earling

Citations

• 117 Wash. 584
• 201 P. 908
• 1921 Wash. LEXIS 895

Syllabus

<p>Divorce (104) — Custody of Child — Modification of Decree — Evidence — Fitness of Parent. On an application for a modification of a divorce decree awarding the custody of a minor child, evidence on the subject of the competency of the mother, as custodian, relating to a period preceding the decree of divorce, is inadmissible.</p> <p>Same (104) — Custody op Child — Modification of Decree — Changed Conditions — Discretion of Court. An order awarding the custody of a minor child to each of divorced parents for alternate periods of six months, subsequently changed on the child’s becoming of school age by awarding the entire custody to the mother, should he modified, where each parent is fit and able to care for the child, to permit the father to have the custody during any substantial period when he is not in school, not exceeding six months in any one year.</p>