Legal Opinion
Carter v. Brodrick
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 14, 1982No. 5511PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order refusing, as a matter of law, to grant visitation rights to an ex-stepfather. At issue is the construction of AS 09.55.205, the jurisdictional predicate for custody and visitation orders.
A. Facts
Christine Brodrick and Larry Carter were married on August 5, 1976. At that time Christine’s son by a prior marriage, David W. Brodrick, was nearly four years old. Larry and Christine subsequently had a child of their own, Carrie L. Carter, who was born March 21, 1977. On June 18, 1979, Christine filed for divorce. The divorce decree, rendered…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Spells v. SpellsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Gribble v. GribbleUtah Supreme Court · 1978
- Looper v. McManusCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
- Simpson v. SimpsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- Collins v. GilbreathIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by36 opinions
- V.C. v. M.J.B.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- Paquette v. PaquetteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- Evans v. McTaggartAlaska Supreme Court · 2004
- Doe v. DoeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Benner v. WichmanAlaska Supreme Court · 1994
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