Schneider v. Schneider

BURDICK, Chief Justice.

After conducting an informal custody trial and granting the parties’ divorce, the magistrate judge awarded the parties joint legal custody of their two minor children and awai’ded primary physical custody to their father, Respondent Jimmy Schneider (Jimmy), subject to visitation rights awarded to their mother, Appellant Dorothy Michell Schneider (Michell). Michell appeals, arguing that: (1) the magistrate judge improperly rejected the testimony of Michell’s primary treating physician concerning Michell’s ability to provide proper parental care despite suffering from…