Legal Opinion

West v. Lawson

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided January 16, 1998No. S-8083PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal involves a dispute between Deborah West and Mark Lawson over the custody of their three-year-old daughter, Shelby. West and Lawson entered into a custody agreement under which Shelby was to live with each parent fifty percent of the time. Lawson then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. Following a modification hearing, the superior court imposed a custody schedule under which Shelby would spend alternate six-month periods with West in Anchor age and with Lawson in Las Vegas until she reached school age. We vacate the six-month alternating custody…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Beck v. BeckSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
  2. Lapp v. LappNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
  3. S.N.E. v. R.L.B.Alaska Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Gratrix v. GratrixAlaska Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Parker v. Northern Mixing Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. John v. BakerAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Rego v. RegoAlaska Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Williams v. BarbeeAlaska Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Meier v. CloudAlaska Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Pearson v. PearsonAlaska Supreme Court · 2000

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