Moran

INTRODUCTION

Michael Moran (Father) appeals from a postjudgment custody order modifying a previous custody order regarding his daughter, Jessica. The order from which Father appeals granted Victoria Palacios (Mother) sole physical custody of Jessica and sole legal custody for the purpose of making decisions regarding Jessica’s medical and mental health needs. Father has not met his burden of demonstrating the family law court erred, and we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Jessica was born in 2007. In 2011, Father filed for dissolution of his marriage with Mother. The parties then engaged in an extended custody dispute, in which the family law court observed that “the Parties have been in conflict since the birth of the Minor Child, and have demonstrated a complete inability to co-parent or co-exist.” In the 2014 judgment of dissolution, Father was awarded sole physical and legal custody of Jessica with visitation for Mother. Throughout her elementary school years, Jessica lived with Father during the school week and visited with Mother on weekends and certain holidays. Mother and Father each sought modification of the custody order after the 2014 judgment at various…