Legal Opinion
Sherry v. Sherry
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1981No. 4939PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
This appeal arises from a motion to modify a child custody agreement. The central issue in this appeal involves the appropriateness of certain conditions attached by the superior court to a voluntary dismissal pursuant to Alaska Civil Rule 41(a)(2). We have determined that the terms and conditions of the dismissal must be modified.
In 1977, after seven years of marriage, Elizabeth and Alan Sherry separated. At the outset, the parties were still amiable and agreed to a property division and child custody agreement. The terms of the custody agreement further…
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