COURT OF APPEALS DECISION DATED AND FILED December 17, 2009 David
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STATE OF WISCONSIN |
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DISTRICT II |
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In re the marriage of: Mark A. Brudnak,
Petitioner-Appellant, v. Stephanie G. Brudnak,
Respondent-Respondent. |
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APPEAL
from a judgment of the circuit court for
Before Dykman, P.J., Lundsten and Higginbotham, JJ.
¶1 PER CURIAM. Mark Brudnak appeals[1] a judgment of divorce that permits Stephanie Brudnak to leave the state with their minor child. We affirm.
¶2 During the divorce proceeding, Stephanie gave notice of her
intent to relocate to the state of
¶3 We are satisfied that the court properly exercised its discretion by considering the best interest of the child. Without attempting to repeat all of the circuit court’s comments here, we conclude that the court’s comments at the time of its decision on this issue, and during the divorce proceeding itself, are adequate. The court noted various concerns about Mark’s personal history and his having caused problems for Stephanie with support payments. The court made clear the connection between its concerns about Mark and the child’s best interest. After discussing some of its concerns about Mark, the court stated: “And when I consider [the child’s] best interests, I can’t ignore that.”
¶4 We understand the court to have been concerned about Mark’s
ability to interact appropriately with Stephanie and create a good environment
for the child in
By the Court.—Judgment affirmed.
This opinion will not be published. See Wis. Stat. Rule 809.23(1)(b)5.
[1] This is an expedited appeal under Wis. Stat. Rule 809.17 (2007-08). All references to the Wisconsin Statutes are to the 2007-08 version unless otherwise noted.