McAlister v. Clifton

Summary

The court held that McAlister’s challenge to the equitable-caregiver statute and the resulting visitation award became moot when the child turned 18, because the visitation order no longer affected existing rights. It vacated the portions of the trial court’s orders addressing the statute’s constitutionality and visitation and remanded with instructions to dismiss the visitation claim. The court affirmed denial of McAlister’s breach-of-settlement-agreement counterclaim because she failed to prove damages.