Bruce H. v. Jennifer L.

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I, INTRODUCTION

Following a divorce á mother and father reached a custody settlement giving the mother sole legal and primary physical custody of their son; the father had visitation at the mother’s discretion. After the father later requested joint legal and shared physical custody, the mother sought authorization to relocate with the child out of state. At a combined hearing on both issues the father presented evidence that the mother may have committed domestic violence against a former boyfriend. The superior court denied the father’s custody modification request…