Severson v. Hutchinson
Annotate this CaseMother and Father were married in 1997 and had five children together. Mother later filed for a divorce, and a decree of divorce was filed in 2010. The parties stipulated to joint legal custody with Mother having primary physical custody of the children. Following a domestic violence incident between Mother and Mother's new husband, Father sought permanent change of custody for the five children. The trial court granted temporary custody of the children to Father, after which Mother divorced her new husband. A permanent custody trial was later held, after which the trial court awarded joint legal custody and primary physical custody to Father. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining that it was in the best interests of the children that Father be awarded primary physical custody.
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