Marriage of Inna and Roman A. CA2/3

BACKGROUND

1. Dissolution petition and initial custody dispute Inna and Roman were married in January 2004. They have two children—their son G., born in October 2004, and their daughter E., born in December 2005. The couple separated in February 2018. Inna then petitioned for dissolution in May,1 and Roman moved out of the family home. Initially, Inna asked the court for sole physical custody of the children with visitation for Roman. Roman, on the other hand, sought sole physical custody of G., with visitation for Inna, and joint physical custody of E. Both agreed to joint legal custody of the children. For the upcoming summer break, the couple agreed to share physical custody by alternating their custody time every two weeks. Roman did not have an apartment yet, so the children spent the night at the family home with Inna during his custody time. He took the children to various activities during his two weeks each month that summer, including the beach, the movies, shopping, and dining out.

On August 26, 2019, the court granted dissolution and bifurcated all other issues, including custody and visitation. On October 23, 2019, the court entered a judgment of…