Nancy J. Shepherd v. John M. Shepherd

HORTON, Justice.

Nancy Shepherd (Nancy) appeals from the district court’s decision affirming the magistrate court’s final decision granting in part and denying in part her motion to modify a decree of divorce, Nancy contends that the district court erred by refusing to set aside John Shepherd’s (John) visitation under a divorce decree because the magistrate court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to award custody rights to a non-parent and the child’s biological father, Ralph Bartholdt (Ralph), was not a party to the divorce. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Nancy and John were…