In Re the Marriage of Angela Marie Harris and Patric David Harris, Upon the Petition of Angela Marie Harris…

Summary

The court held that the parents’ persistent inability to communicate and cooperate, including disputes over medical care, behavioral treatment, and extracurricular activities, constituted a substantial and permanent change in circumstances warranting modification of joint physical care. It awarded Angela primary physical care while preserving joint legal custody and remanded for determination of visitation and child support based on current circumstances. Justice Wiggins and Justice Mansfield, both dissenting, would have affirmed because they found no qualifying change and believed the district court’s findings warranted deference.