Alaska Supreme Court

Ruerup v. Ruerup

January 12, 2018

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court held that a superior court may not modify the factual findings of domestic violence that underlie a long‑term protective order, vacating the lower court’s amendment to those findings. The court reviewed the statutory authority de novo and affirmed that res judicata does not bar reconsideration of domestic‑violence facts in a separate custody proceeding.