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Facts

• The case involves multiple appeals from a divorce proceeding between the Petitioner (Father) and the Respondent (Mother), focusing on disputes over child support and custody arrangements. Initially, the district court ordered joint legal and physical custody with equal timesharing. Subsequently, Father sought a reduction in child support, which was granted based on the equal timesharing custody order. Mother moved for sole physical custody and an increase in child support, which was later granted, changing Father's visitation rights to only as initiated by the children and increasing his child support obligations (paras 2-3).

Procedural History

• September 14, 2018, Custody Order: Joint legal and physical custody with equal timesharing between Mother and Father.
• April 5, 2019, Support Order: Father's child support reduced based on the equal timesharing custody order.
• August 19, 2020, Custody Order: Awarded Mother sole physical and legal custody, with Father having visitation only as initiated by the children.
• November 25, 2020, Support Order: Increased Father's child support obligation based on the limited-visitation terms of the August 19, 2020, custody order (paras 2-3).

Parties' Submissions

• Father: Argued for a reduction in child support following the September 14, 2018, custody order for equal timesharing (para 2).
• Mother: Contended that child support should be calculated based on the actual custody arrangement practiced by the parties, rather than the court-ordered arrangement, and sought sole physical custody and an increase in child support (paras 2, 4-5, 11-12).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in calculating child support based on the court-ordered custody arrangement instead of the custody arrangement practiced by the parties.
• Whether the district court erred by not making the November 25, 2020, support order retroactive to the date of Mother's motion to modify custody and support.
• Whether the district court erred in its handling of Mother's additional claims of error regarding the partial divorce decree and the stay of resolution on her motion for attorney fees pending appeal (paras 4-5, 11, 20).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decisions on all matters, including the child support orders and custody arrangements (paras 1, 10, 19, 28).

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals found no abuse of discretion in the district court's determination of child custody and support. It held that the district court correctly based child support on the court-ordered custody arrangement and did not err in making the support order effective from the date of the change in custody rather than retroactive to the date of Mother's motion. The appeals court also found that Mother did not adequately preserve or argue her additional claims of error regarding the partial divorce decree and the stay of resolution on her motion for attorney fees. The Court of Appeals emphasized the presumption of correctness of the district court's determinations and noted that the burden was on the appellant to demonstrate error, which Mother failed to do (paras 3, 8-9, 14-18, 20-28).