Waller v. Richardson

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

This appeal raises the question whether the superior court erred by dismissing a petition to modify a custody decree under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) on the grounds that (1) Alaska is an inconvenient forum, AS 25.30.060, and (2) the father acted reprehensibly, AS 25.-30.070.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

This case concerns the custody of Brandi Amelia Waller, the oldest of two children born to Clyde and Vicki (Waller) Richardson. A 1981 Washington decree granted the couple joint custody. Both parents moved to Alaska in 1981, and in 1983 the Juneau…