Legal Opinion

Bonjour v. Bonjour

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1979No. 3965PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice.

This child custody case is before us for the second time. In this appeal, Lindsey Bonjour Coffman contends that the trial court violated the free exercise of religion and establishment of religion clauses of the United States and Alaska Constitutions in awarding child custody to her former husband.

On June 8, 1976, appellant Lindsey J. Bonjour Coffman (hereinafter Lindsey) was granted a divorce from appellee Randall Glenn Bonjour (hereinafter Randall). Custody of their only child, Michael Joseph Bonjour, born November 2, 1972, was •awarded to Randall. Lindsey…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  2. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. State v. AlexAlaska Supreme Court · 1982
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  3. State Ex Rel. Departments of Transportation & Labor v. Enserch Alaska Construction, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1989
  4. State v. Alaska Civil Liberties UnionAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Felton v. FeltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981

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