Wee v. Eggener

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Following a five-day custody trial between unmarried parents regarding their young son, the trial court found that the father has a history of domestic violence. It nonethe less awarded shared physical custody and temporary joint legal custody, deferring final determination of legal custody for one year. When issuing its oral findings and conclusions, the trial court also granted the father's request for a mutual no contact order.

The mother appealed the trial court's awards of temporary joint legal custody and shared physical custody. She argued that a…