Marriage of S.L and A.S. CA6
Opinion
Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION
Appellant A.S. and respondent S.L. married in 1993. Their only child was born in 2006. Respondent, the husband, petitioned for dissolution of marriage in 2011. In 2012, appellant and respondent were awarded joint custody of their child. Appellant later reported that respondent had molested the child. On February 6, 2014, after an evidentiary hearing, the trial court determined that the allegations of child abuse against respondent were unfounded, and that appellant was affecting the child’s beliefs regarding abuse. The court awarded respondent sole legal and physical custody of the child and allowed appellant limited weekly visits supervised by a professional. On appeal, appellant contends that the February 6, 2014 order, which awarded respondent sole legal and physical custody of the child and supervised visitation by appellant, must be reversed. She requests reinstatement of the prior 2012 order in which the parties were awarded joint custody of the child or, alternatively, a new trial. For reasons that we will explain, we determine that the February 6, 2014 order is nonappealable. We will therefore dismiss the appeal without reaching the merits.