Vazquez v. Campbell

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

Challenged in this case is an award of actual attorney's fees and costs against Seott and Sherry Vazquez, who unsuccessfully opposed Diana Campbell's effort to enforce a child custody order entered by an Oregon court. The trial court concluded that the Vazquezes had engaged in bad faith litigation and thus an award of full fees was justified.

We find it unnecessary to decide whether the Vazquezes litigated in bad faith. The enforcement petition was brought pursuant to Alaska's version of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), AS…