Auger v. Auger

I can not agree that the trial court’s actions in this case warrant reversal and a new custody hearing. Further, I believe that the majority opinion sends some unfortunate signals to the trial bench that will only limit the search for truth in child custody proceedings. The result of reversal in this case is to punish innocent litigants, and most important the child whose custody is in issue, by putting them through another bitter and emotional custody fight all because the majority has a philosophical disagreement with the trial judge. Accordingly, I must dissent.

I have four major…