Charles v. Stehlik

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This is a custody matter. The question at issue is whether the lower courts properly determined that Randall Charles (“Appellee”), who is the step-parent of the child in question, should have primary custody rather than Richard Stehlik (“Appellant”), who is the child’s biological father. After careful review of this matter, we affirm.

Appellant and Linda Bauer (“Mother”) were married on December 6,1986. A son, who was named Matthew, was born to Appellant and Mother on March 3, 1989; this was the only child resulting from this marriage. In August of 1989, a few months…