Branwen Collier F/k/a Mendel-Gleason, Appellant v. William Aubrey Harris, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed denial of the mother's motion for a hearing to modify joint legal and shared physical custody because her allegations did not establish a sufficient substantial change in circumstances, although it rejected the superior court's credibility-based reasoning and certain legal premises. The court vacated the attorney-fee award because the superior court failed to make required findings concerning the parties' relative financial resources and expanded the fee award without notice. Justice Fabe, dissenting, would have remanded for a hearing on whether the shared physical-custody schedule should be adjusted to account for the mother's changed work and school schedule.