Marriage of Morcos-Jewgieniew and Jewgieniew CA4/3

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

At the time of the hearing the children were aged eight and nine. The judgment of dissolution, entered in 2008, awarded joint physical and legal custody of the children, and granted primary physical custody to mother. Each parent was provided “three weeks of uninterrupted custodial time with the children during the children’s Summer Vacation/Intersession periods.” In 2012 father wanted to take the children on a Disney cruise. When mother refused to allow it, father was required to obtain a court order. The next year father sought another court order to take the children to Europe. Over mother’s objections, the court authorized the trip. In December 2013 father filed an RFO to take the children to Europe for four weeks during the summer of 2014. It was set for hearing for March 3, 2014. Mother’s lawyer entered the case when she signed a substitution of attorney on February 13, which was filed on February 18. On February 28 mother filed an ex parte request (Ex Parte) to continue the hearing on the grounds she was served with the request on the latest possible date for service and her lawyer had not had time to respond. As part of the request she sought…