Goto
Goto v. Goto
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Wood, J.
Defendant appeals from parts of an order modifying an order relating to the custody and support of a minor child.
Appellant contends that the court abused its discretion in modifying the order.
Plaintiff obtained an interlocutory judgment of divorce on February 18, 1955. The judgment awarded to plaintiff the custody of the two children—Denise, who was then 12 years of age, and Hans, who was then 4 years of age. Defendant was given certain visitation privileges, and he was ordered to pay to plaintiff $300 a month for the support of each child— $100 of which was to be used for the child’s support, and $200 was to be deposited by plaintiff in a trust account for the child. The final judgment, which was entered on April 19, 1956, incorporated the provisions of the interlocutory judgment with respect to the custody and support of the children.
Plaintiff and defendant are doctors of medicine.
In July, 1955, prior to the final judgment, plaintiff resigned her position as a physician with the Los Angeles Board of Education and moved to Oakland, and took the children with her. Two months after the final judgment was entered, plaintiff married Mr. Miura and they moved to Carmel, and the…