In Re Marriage of Hartman

Katherine Hartman appeals from the award of custody of the parties’ two-year-old daughter to her former husband, James Hartman. The trial court found that Katherine had made an unfounded allegation of child sexual abuse against James and relied on that as grounds for granting custody to James. Given the findings in this case, we affirm.

James and Katherine Hartman endured a short and stormy relationship. In the span of two months in 1990, Katherine discovered she was pregnant, she and James were married and the couple separated. Following their separation, James refused to contribute to…