Merriman v. Merriman

Petitioner, Gregory Scott Merriman, initiated dissolution proceedings against respondent, Lorri Kay Merriman, in District Court for the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County. The District Court awarded the parties joint custody of the two minor children of the marriage, with primary physical custody awarded to Mrs. Merriman. Mr. Merriman appeals the custody determination. We affirm.

The issue is did the District Court abuse its discretion in making the child custody determination.

The parties were married in 1983. In 1987 Mr. Merriman was injured on his job and began receiving Workers…