In Re the Marriage of Boldt

The parties dissolved their marriage in 1999. Mother was awarded custody of their four-year-old son, M. Since 1999, the parties have battled over M’s custody in three separate legal proceedings. When this third proceeding began, father had custody of M, who was then nine years old. In this proceeding, mother again seeks to change M’s custody, on the ground that father intends to have M circumcised as part of M’s conversion to the Jewish faith. In the alternative, as a condition of father’s continued custody, mother seeks an order prohibiting father from having M circumcised. The trial court…