In Re Marriage of Birt

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• overturning award, despite statute permitting sua sponte action, where custody not an issue and trial court received no testimony
• overturning award, despite statute permitting sua sponte action, where custody not an issue and trial court received no testimony
• trial court’s custody order reversed where custody was not at issue and no evidence was presented related to the parties’ parenting ability or the children’s best interest
• “we need not address most of the other issues raised by respondent which generally involve discretionary rulings or depend on evidentiary facts which may not be present in a retrial.”

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