Hurtado v. Hurtado

The defendant wife appeals from the judgment rendered in this fully contested dissolution action, challenging the award of custody of the parties’ two minor children to the plaintiff husband and the subsequent denial of her request to modify the custody order. The plaintiff cross appeals, challenging the trial court’s distribution of the parties’ assets.

The court dissolved the parties’ marriage and awarded sole custody of their minor children to the plaintiff, with reasonable visitation rights in the defendant. The court did not award periodic alimony to either party, but ordered the…