Marriage of Steinke v. Steinke

OPINION

A. PAUL LOMMEN, Judge.

Kathleen Hope Steinke appeals the trial court’s order for joint physical custody of the party’s three children, contests certain child support and debt obligations ordered by the trial court, and seeks attorney fees incurred in this appeal. We reverse the trial court’s physical custody decision, because the court failed to apply the Pikula factors and determine which parent was the primary caretaker.. FACTS

The parties were married on June 26, 1976. They have three sons: Michael, born March 11, 1977 (age 10 at time of trial); Robert, bom July 28,1983 (age 4 at time…