In re the Marriage of Uri

Father appeals from a dissolution judgment that awarded custody of the parties’ children to mother and changed the children’s last names. During the marriage, father and mother were ministers of Te Ta Ma Truth Foundation, Family of URI, and lived with other members. Mother and the children have left the organization, but father has remained.

Father contends that the trial court erred in depriving him of his “constitutional right to a fair trial before an impartial decision maker” and in denying his motion for a new trial made on the ground of alleged judicial bias. He cites several examples of…