Johnson-Smolak v. Fink

OPINION

KLAPHAKE, Judge.

Appellant Jared Pahl Fink, the father of M.R.F., and respondent Joyce A. Johnson, M.R.F.’s maternal grandmother, stipulated to joint legal and physical custody of M.R.F. after his mother died in 1996. In 2003, both parties moved to modify custody: appellant sought sole legal and physical custody of M.R.F., while respondent sought sole physical custody or, in the alternative, sole legal and physical custody of M.R.F. Following an evidentiary hearing, the district court denied both parties’ motions. On appeal, appellant argues that the district court abused its discretion…