Sullivan
Sullivan v. Superior Court CA6
Opinion
Opinion
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Julia and Shawn are the parents of two minor children, Daughter (born in 2008) and Son (born in 2011). The trial court obtained jurisdiction over issues of child custody when Shawn filed a petition for dissolution of his marriage with Julia in May 2018. In July 2018, following an emergency screening,2 Shawn and Julia stipulated to temporary custody orders, under which they shared joint legal and physical custody of the children. Among other provisions, the orders provided that “[b]oth parents shall inform each other in writing 72 hours before any routine medical check appointments. Both parents are responsible for contacting providers to provide and obtain information about the children. Both parents shall provide the other parent’s contact information on all emergency contact forms for the children. Both parents shall provide all of the children’s medical, psychological, educational and extra-curricular activity information to each other. No decision about the children’s education, medical care, psychological care and extra-curricular school activities shall be made without the consent of the other parent.” The stipulated order provided that…