Case Name: C. O. McIntyre v. Gertrude I. Gelvin
Court: Kansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Kansas
Decision Date: 1908-04-11
Citations: 77 Kan. 779
Docket Number: No. 15,454
Parties: C. O. McIntyre v. Gertrude I. Gelvin.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kansas Reports
Volume: 77
Pages: 779–780

Head Matter:
C. O. McIntyre v. Gertrude I. Gelvin.
No. 15,454.
(95 Pac. 389.)
^Descents and Distributions — Effect of Divorce — Custody of Child. ■ It was said a child of the half blood can inherit prop•erty descending through its father, though he has been deprived of its custody by a decree in a divorce proceeding.
Error from Norton district court; William H. 'Pratt, judge.
Opinion filed April 11, 1908.
Affirmed.
L. H. Thompson, for plaintiff in error.
John R. Hamilton, for defendant in error.r

Opinion:
Per Curiam:
The only question presented for decision in this case is if a child of the half blood can inherit property descending through her father when her father had been deprived of her custody by a decree of court entered in a divorce proceeding brought against him by her mother. The statute casting the descent of property uses the word "children." The relationship of parent and child determines the right of inheritance. The divorce of parents does not affect this relationship. No matter who may have her custody, for .purposes of nurture, a daughter is still the child of her father, and-by statute children of the half blood inherit equally-with those of the whole blood.
The, judgment of the district court is affirmed.