Alaska Supreme Court· 3/11/1994

Evans v. Evans

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869 P.2d 478
1994 Alas. LEXIS 26
1994 WL 73379

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holding that it is trial court's function to evaluate witness credibility and weigh conflicting evidence
affirming custody determination made on basis of non-statutory factors when parents were equally qualified to care for child in all other respects
upholding trial court's decision to grant custody to father even though custody investigator recommended granting custody to mother
upholding trial court's decision to grant custody to father even though custody investigator recommended granting custody to mother
“[T]he court did not give these [stability] factors disproportionate significance over other relevant factors; rather, it emphasized that they were determinative only because the parties were equally qualified to have custody of the children in all other respects.”
considering custody investigator an expert witness

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Judges: Moore, Rabinowitz, Matthews, Compton, Bryner

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