Rooney v. Rooney

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal requires us to review the superior court’s award of primary physical custody of Morgan Michael, the biological child of Virginia Rooney, to Thomas Rooney.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Virginia J. Rooney (Virginia) married Thomas D. Rooney, Sr. (Tom) in Wrangell, on March 24, 1973. Virginia is Tlingit and Tom is Caucasian. Virginia had one child from a previous relationship, Jeffrey. Tom adopted Jeffrey shortly after the couple was married. The couple also had one child together, Thomas, Jr., who was born in 1973. Because both Jeffrey and…