Mullins v. Picklesimer

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCHRODER.

We are called upon to determine whether the trial court erred in awarding joint custody of a child to the biological mother and her former same-sex partner. We adjudge that the trial court properly granted CR 60.02 relief regarding the parties’ agreed judgment of custody on grounds that it was based on falsified evidence and fraud. We further adjudge that the trial court properly found that Appellant had standing to seek custody of the child and that the natural mother waived her superior right to sole custody of the child in favor of a joint custody…