Karlin v. Kavanaugh

MARVIN, Judge.

In the father’s action to change custody of the two children of the former marriage who were alleged to have been sexually abused by their stepfather, we affirm the trial court’s judgment rejecting his demands.

The issue is whether the trial court erred in concluding that the evidence was not legally sufficient to prove that the stepfather sexually abused one or both of the children.

Resolution of that issue requires us to recognize and apply the appellate principle of according great weight to the credibility assessments and to the factual inferences and conclusions of the trier…