Michele M. v. Richard R.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Michele M. and Richard R. dispute who should have custody of their son, Charles. 1 Richard and Michele initially had agreed that Michele should have primary legal and physical custody over Charles and Richard would have some visitation rights. Richard later moved to gain full custody of Charles after it became clear that Charles was doing poorly in school due in part to a high number of unexcused absences. Richard was temporarily awarded custody in April 2006. After a two-day trial in late 2006, Superior Court Judge Mark Rindner made Richard’s primary…