Marriage of Campbell CA2/2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Family and Litigation, Generally

A. Family Richard James Campbell (husband) and Arianne Christine Campbell (wife) married in May 2007, and separated in January 2015. Their son Colin was born in November 2011; Colin has cerebral palsy and “global developmental delays” that render him nonverbal, and he also suffers from seizures. B. Litigation Husband filed for dissolution in February 2015. In October 2016, the couple stipulated to a judgment of dissolution that reserved the issue of custody over Colin. In September 2017, the couple stipulated to a judgment agreeing to share legal and physical custody of Colin equally.

2 In early 2018, wife and husband filed cross-motions to modify the custody and visitation order regarding Colin. Because the cross-motions would require extensive proof, the matter was initially set for an evidentiary hearing before a “hearing court judge” instead of before the “home court judge,” to start on August 13, 2020. The hearing eventually went forward before the hearing court judge over eight days between January 12, 2021 and February 2, 2021. On March 30, 2021, the hearing court judge issued a 34- page…