Donart

Facts and Procedural History This matter comes to us on an extremely limited record. This is, in this instance, fatal to the appeal. (See, infra, at p. 6.) For example, the trial court’s custody and visitation order appears to have been based, at least in part, on the recommendation of a mental health professional, Dr. Brian Adams. The clerk’s transcript includes an “Agreement re: Custody and Visitation” dated February 8, 2023 that is signed by the parties and Dr. Adams. It does not include a written report or declaration from him. Although Dr. Adams appears to have testified at the hearing, his testimony is not included in the reporter’s transcript. In fact, the record includes a reporter’s transcript of only two days of a multi-day hearing. Mother’s motion to augment the record adds a transcript of the afternoon session of another hearing day, February 21, 2024. While it appears both parties testified at the hearing, the record we have been provided includes only a portion of their testimony. The trial court’s August 1, 2024 Ruling on Submitted Matter summarizes the testimony of Dr. Adams, the visitation monitor, Kelly Unger, parenting plan coordinator, Marcie Kraft, and the…