Marriage of Haney CA2/3
Opinion
Opinion
BACKGROUND
David and Amy married in 2014. They had one daughter, Charly, who was born in 2017. In 2018, David petitioned for dissolution of the marriage. The family court granted the dissolution. On August 8, 2019, the family court awarded parents joint legal custody but gave Amy primary physical custody and David visitation weekdays for three hours each day and weekends twice a month. In December 2020, Amy requested spousal support and to be allowed to relocate with Charly to Georgia. She also requested attorney fees in the amount of $18,000. In her brief, Amy represented that she had job offers for full-time work in Georgia and that Georgia’s educational system would be better for Charly. David opposed the requests and asked that Charly remain with him if Amy relocated. In his various written opposing papers, David argued that if Charly moved away, it would detrimentally impact his relationship with her and her relationship with her half-sibling (David’s older daughter from another relationship). It would also be detrimental because both parents had cared for Charly, and Charly would not be able to attend family gatherings with David’s extended family. As to the