Alaska Supreme Court· 4/27/1990

Nichols v. Mandelin

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790 P.2d 1367
1990 Alas. LEXIS 52
1990 WL 52227

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holding that, “in the aggregate,” evidence of mother’s “overall maturation, her changed marital status, her full time employment since 1982, and her sustained control of a former drinking problem” “constitute a substantial change in circumstances”
addressing a variety of factors in determining whether longstanding changes in noncustodial parent’s lifestyle had satisfied the change in circumstances test
affirming trial court's decision to grant custody to mother even though trial court's decision contradicted custody investigator's recommendation that parents share custody
affirming trial court's decision to grant custody to mother even though trial court's decision contradicted custody investigator's recommendation that parents share custody
determining changed circumstances “requires the non-custodial parent to show that circumstances have changed significantly since the prior custody order was entered before a court will consider modifying the existing custodial arrangement.”

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Judges: Matthews, Rabinowitz, Burke, Compton, Moore

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