Korteweg v. Shroyer

In this child custody modification proceeding the primary issue is whether the court erred in awarding custody to father, where the initial stipulated joint custody agreement and judgment gave mother the right to elect sole custody after two years without showing a substantial change of circumstances.

The parties have one child, born in September, 1988. On March 16, 1990, they entered into a child custody settlement agreement providing that:

“A. The parties shall have joint custody of their son, * * * from the date of this agreement until September 6, 1992, and thereafter, except upon the…