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In The Matter of Alexandra Broom and Grant Broom
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Whether the trial court unsustainably exercised its discretion by departing from RSA 461 -A:2’s policy favoring approximately equal parenting time without making the specific, current findings required by RSA 461-A:6, relying instead on outdated work and military deployment history and generalized observations of bonding and demeanor, despite evidence of the respondent’s present availability and ability to co-parent. Whether the trial court erred by granting the petitioner permanent, unilateral tie-breaking authority over all major decisions without making the specific findings required by RSA 461-A:5 and RSA 461-A:6 to rebut the presumption favoring joint decision-making responsibility.