Stephan P. v. Cecilia A.

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court vacated the assault finding and remanded for reconsideration because the superior court admitted the child's recorded statement without making threshold findings concerning the child's competency and the recording's trustworthiness, and because it clearly erred in discounting an eyewitness's testimony. It reversed the criminal-trespass finding for lack of competent evidence and vacated the protective order, psychological-evaluation requirement, and attorney-fee award that depended on findings of domestic violence. No separate opinions were filed.