Riggs v. Coonradt
Annotate this CaseA mother appealed a modified decree involving the custody of her three children. The superior court decided that the parents’ inability to communicate justified a modification of the existing joint-custody arrangement, and that the best interests of the children favored an award of sole legal custody to their father. After review, the Supreme Court concluded that the superior court did not abuse its discretion in making these decisions. Furthermore, the Court affirmed the allocation of the costs of the court-appointed guardian ad litem. The case was remanded for the superior court’s clarification of one issue: whether it meant to include, in its final modified decree, a change to the father’s weekend visitation schedule made by the attorney who drafted the decree.
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