Case Name: COX, Respondent, v. COX, Appellant
Court: Oregon Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1967-09-20
Citations: 247 Or. 614
Docket Number: 
Parties: COX, Respondent, v. COX, Appellant.
Judges: Before Sloan, Presiding Justice, and Goodwin and Holman, Justices.
Reporter: Oregon Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 614–615

Head Matter:
Argued September 13,
affirmed September 20, 1967
COX, Respondent, v. COX, Appellant.
431 P. 2d 960
Roy Dwyer, Eugene, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Dwyer & Kelsay, Eugene.
Hale G. Thompson, Eugene, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Thompson, Mumford & Woodrich, Eugene.
Before Sloan, Presiding Justice, and Goodwin and Holman, Justices.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The divorced father of two boys appeals an order denying his motion for a change of custody, which was grounded upon the mother's alleged noncooperation in the matter of visitation and other behavior alleged to be contrary to the best interests of the children.
After a day and a half of testimony that reflected little credit upon either parent, the trial court decided that the burden of proving that a change in custody would be in the best interest of the children had not been met. We agree. The only question in such a case is the best interest of the children. A motion for a change of custody is not available to vindicate wounded pride nor to punish the real or imagined social blunders of a former mate.
Affirmed.