Baskin v. Hale

The trial court erred in awarding primary physical custody of a child to the child's mother's ex-boyfriend, whom the girl had lived with since she was 10 months old, because he had no standing to seek custody of the girl.

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Shannon Baskin and Gary Hale, who never married, have two biological sons. Baskin also has a daughter from a preceding relationship. In Case No. A15A2232, Baskin appeals the superior court’s final judgment awarding Hale primary physical custody of all three children. In Case No. A16A0654, Baskin appeals the superior court’s order granting a permanent injunction prohibiting the parties, their attorneys, and court personnel from discussing the custody case with the media and/or from placing or causing the placement of any information about the case on social media. For the reasons that follow, in Case No. A15A2232, we affirm in part and reverse in part. In Case No. A16A0654, we vacate the injunction.

In 2003, the parties began a romantic relationship; Baskin’s daughter, A. W., was ten months old, and the parties shared parenting duties.1 In July 2005, the parties’ first son, G. H., was born, and they moved in together. The parties ended their relationship in 2006, and in 2007, Hale sought to legitimate their son. On March 30, 2007, the parties entered into a consent order, which legitimated their son, provided the parties with joint legal custody of both children, gave Baskin primary physical custody of her daughter and Hale primary physical custody of their son, and gave Hale visitation with both children four nights a week and Baskin visitation the other three nights. The consent order specifically acknowledged that Hale was not A. W.’s biological father, but stated that Hale raised her as his own while he lived with Baskin and that A. W. had lived with one or the other of the parties since their separation. The order was signed by both parties and the superior court.

Baskin v. Hale

The trial court erred in awarding primary physical custody of a child to the child's mother's ex-boyfriend, whom the girl had lived with since she was 10 months old, because he had no standing to seek custody of the girl.

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