Johnny S. v. Marisa S. CA1/5
Appellant Johnny S. (father) and respondent Marisa S. (mother) are the parents of Jose L.S. (child), who was born in February 2013. The family court awarded mother sole physical and legal custody of Jose and an unborn sibling, with father to have weekly visitation. Father appeals, arguing he should have been given joint custody. We affirm.
We review a child custody order for abuse of discretion and apply the substantial evidence standard to the trial court’s factual findings. (In re Marriage of Burgess (1996) 13 Cal.4th 25, 32.) Because the trial court expressly found credible a declaration submitted by mother on the issue of child custody, we state the facts consistently with her rendition of events to the extent they conflict with father’s. (See Fininen v. Barlow (2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 185, 189–190.)
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