Lihs Ex Rel. Lihs v. Lihs

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

The question here is whether the court has authority to order visitation between siblings when the parent the children have in common is deceased.

Petitioner Kimberly Lihs appeals from a summary judgment ruling in favor of her deceased husband’s first wife, respondent Monica Lihs, denying visitation between Kimberly’s children and Monica’s child, who are half-siblings to each other.

In granting summary judgment, the district court ruled that minor children of a second marriage have no common law or statutory right to visitation with minor children from a first marriage.…