Alaska Supreme Court

Michael S. Berry, Appellant v. April L. Berry, Appellee

June 1, 20122012 Alas. LEXIS 75

Summary

The court affirmed the superior court’s procedural rulings in the divorce and custody case, concluding that the father either waived his challenge, received a later meaningful opportunity to be heard, or failed to show that the temporary custody procedures violated due process. It also rejected his judicial-bias, custody-investigator, and factual-findings challenges. The court reversed the attorney-fees award and remanded both that issue and the related marital-property division because the superior court failed to apply the required two-step fee-analysis process.