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Wingard v. WingardWingard v. Wingard

Washington Supreme Court
Dec 16, 1909
No. 8196
Reporters:
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Before:
Gose
Gose, J.

This suit is waged between divorced parents, over the custody of their daughter, of ‍​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍the age of fourteen years. The trial court, after according a full hearing to the respective parties, awarded the custody to the mother. The father has appealed.

An attentive consideration of ‍​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍the evidence has convinced *355us that the judgment is in harmony with the welfare of the child. This is the controlling consideration in questions of this character. The daughter has reached ‍​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍an age when she should not be deprived of the society, influence, and guidance of her mother unless reasons of the gravest character demand it. Such reasons do not now ‍​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍exist. Neither a review of the evidence nor a statement of its general tenor would serve any useful purpose. Our conclusion is, upon all the facts, that the judgment should ‍​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍be affirmed, and it is so ordered.

Rudkin, C. J., Fullekton, Chadwick, and Moxkis, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Wingard v. Wingard
Court Name: Washington Supreme Court
Date Published: Dec 16, 1909
Citations: 105 P. 833; 56 Wash. 354; 1909 Wash. LEXIS 903; No. 8196
Docket Number: No. 8196
Court Abbreviation: Wash.
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