Girard v. Williams

¶1 Frank D. Litke, Jr. (Frank) appeals from the judgment entered by the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, on its Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decree of Custody granting Donald (Don) and Janyth (Jan) Girard full and permanent legal custody of David and Michael Girard. We reverse.

¶2 The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in determining that Don and Jan had standing to intervene in the proceedings.

BACKGROUND

¶3 Frank met Bonnie Girard (Bonnie) in Arizona in 1986 and they developed an intimate relationship. At the time she met Frank,…