Ellingsen v. Magsamen

HESTER, Judge:

This case involves a traditional custodial dispute between the mother and the father of two young children. Rebecca Ann was born on August 24, 1975, and Christopher Scott was born on January 14, 1977. The parties separated on September 20,1977 and were divorced one year later. Since that time, the children have lived for extended periods of time with each parent and have been “snatched” at various times by the non-custodial parent. The order currently presented for our review awards shared legal and physical custody of the children to both parents, with physical custody of the…