M.S.

INTRODUCTION

The trial court described this “epic and toxic custody battle” as “litigation on Steroids.” The minor daughter is now 10 and one-half years old. The mother accuses the father of sexually abusing his daughter, while the father accuses the mother of coaching her daughter to fabricate these allegations. After a trial that was delayed numerous times by the mother’s revolving door of attorneys, the trial court awarded sole physical and legal custody to the father. The court found that the animosity between the parents was such that any form of coparenting was impossible, and that the father was the “more capable” parent. The mother appeals. We affirm. The trial court’s judgment was supported by substantial evidence, and awarding sole legal and physical custody to the father was in the daughter’s best interests. None of evidentiary rulings or factual findings the mother challenges was made in error, and even if they had been, the mother has not established any prejudice.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A.S. (the minor) was born in October 2004. The minor’s parents, M.S. (father) and R.D. (mother), were never married. In May 2005, father filed a petition to…