Legal Opinion
Weathers v. Weathers
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 10, 2018No. 7271 S-16610PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STOWERS, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A mother appeals the superior court's custody modification order awarding the father physical custody of their daughter 59% of the year. Previously, pursuant to the parties' divorce settlement agreement, the mother had been awarded primary physical custody in large part because the father's employment required him to work overseas most of the year. After the father was retired by his employer due to a downturn in the oil market, he unilaterally took custody and refused to allow the mother to have custody of their daughter except for very limited…
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