In Re the Marriage of Hatton

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• concluding that it was improper for the trial court to delegate to one parent decisions regarding the other parent’s parenting time
• holding that a court may not “completely deny . . . parenting time under the best interests standard without express consideration of whether doing so is the least detrimental alternative.” (emphasis added)
• reversing order delegating to a parent decisions regarding the other parent’s parenting time
• delegation of parenting time decisions to one parent is improper when the issue is contested between the parents
• district court determines the credibility of witnesses and the sufficiency, probative effect, and weight of the evidence
• “It is the responsibility of the trial court as the trier of fact to determine the credibility of the witnesses and the sufficiency, probative effect, and weight of the evidence.”

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