R.L.S. v. Barkhoff

This appeal is the second time the custody dispute over these two children has reached this Court. The first decision, Sayer v. Barkhoff (Mont., 1981), 632 P.2d 703, 38 St.Rep. 1328, reversed the District Court ruling and remanded it for further proceedings. On remand the Honorable Nat Allen assumed jurisdiction from the Honorable Le-Roy McKinnon at the request of the parties, and a new trial was held. This appeal is taken from the District Court ruling granting attorney fees before the second trial, and from the ruling granting modification of a Wyoming custody decree.

The second trial was a…