Stephanie W., Appellant v. Maxwell v. Appellee

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s renewed award of primary physical custody to Maxwell and shared legal custody after remand. It held that two discovery arguments were forfeited because Stephanie raised them for the first time in motions for reconsideration, while the superior court acted within its discretion in denying severe discovery sanctions. The court also upheld the superior court’s custody-factor determinations, concluding that changed circumstances made the stability remand issue moot and that the court reasonably considered Stephanie’s weakly supported methamphetamine allegation in evaluating the continuing-relationship factor.