Joy B. v. Everett B.

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s award of sole legal and primary physical custody to the father, finding that the trial court properly concluded the statutory presumption against awarding custody to a parent with a history of domestic violence was overcome and that the best‑interest analysis and visitation conditions were not abusive. The Court also held that the trial court could rely on expert testimony that the father was unsuitable for a batterers’ program as evidence that the presumption was overcome.