Matter of Marriage of Austin

In the judgment dissolving the parties’ marriage, the trial court awarded custody of three children to father. The two younger children are the parties’ sons. The oldest child is mother’s son from a previous relationship, whose custody the trial court awarded to father under ORS 109.119 (1999). Mother appeals from the custody and parenting-time awards, arguing that the trial court erred in awarding custody of the oldest child to father and in providing inadequate parenting time for her with the younger children. We review those decisions de novo, ORS 19.415(3), and affirm.

The parties were…