Harris v. Governale

OPINION

MAASSEN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Kimberly Mendez (formerly Kimberly Harris), planning a move from Alaska to Florida with her husband, sought an order granting her primary physical custody of her daughter. The superior court awarded primary physical custody instead to the girl's father, John Governale, who remains in Alaska. Kimberly appeals, contending that the superior court erred by overlooking or minimizing John's issues with domestic violence and substance abuse, his inability to meet their child's emotional needs and foster her relationship with Kimberly, and the relative…