Kidd v. Jacobsen
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court awarding primary custody of the parties' children to Father and granting Mother visitation, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by prohibiting Mother from using alcohol during visitation.
When the parties divorced, the district court awarded primary custody of the children to Mother and visitation to Father. The original decree incorporated an order prohibiting the parties from engaging in any excessive drinking or use of illegal substances. Father later filed a petition to modify custody to award him primary use of the children based on Mother's improper of alcohol and controlled substances. On remand, the district court awarded Father primary custody. The court then entered a written order granting Mother visitation and ordering Mother to refrain from using alcohol and to subject herself to chemical testing during the visitation periods. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the court did not abuse its discretion when it ordered Mother to refrain from using any alcohol during visitation with the children.
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