Harper v. Fields

Father appeals a judgment modifying a dissolution judgment and awarding him custody of the parties’ two minor children. He contends that the court erred in several respects. On de novo review, ORS 19.415(3), we write to address father’s argument that the trial court erred in requiring him to pay all the costs of the children’s long distance travel for visits with mother. We modify the judgment to require an equal sharing of travel costs and otherwise affirm.

The dissolution judgment awarded custody of the parties’ children to mother and parenting time to father. A year later, mother advised…