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· 5/13/1919

Smith v. Frates

Citations

  • 107 Wash. 13
  • 180 P. 880
  • 1919 Wash. LEXIS 716

Syllabus

<p>Divorce (100, 104)—Custody of Children — Modification — Evidence as to Welfare. A decree of divorce awarding the custody of children of a grossly delinquent mother to the father, should not,, on the remarriage of both parties, be modified and their custody-awarded to the mother, where there is no question, from a material point of view,, that the father’s home is to be preferred for the welfare of the children, and the influence of the mother would be prejudicial to their best interests.</p>

Judges: Mitchell

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