Opinion ID: 2603711
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Order Dated August 25, 1989

Text: Hartley claims the district court abused its discretion in denying her requests that Scaling be required to pay the moving expenses incurred by Hartley and the children in relocating to Hawaii and one-half of the travel expenses she claimed for the children's visitations with Scaling in Casper from Albuquerque, New Mexico, in November 1987, and from Hawaii in June, 1988. The district court's determinations in these matters raised in a post-divorce contempt proceeding rest in that court's discretion. Chorney v. Chorney, 383 P.2d 859, 860 (Wyo. 1963). This court will not disturb a trial court's exercise of discretion unless it has been gravely abused or violated a legal principle. This court accepts the evidence of the prevailing party as true, leaving out entirely the consideration of evidence in conflict with it and giving every favorable inference which may fairly and reasonably be drawn from the prevailing party's evidence. Kennedy v. Kennedy, 761 P.2d 995, 998 (Wyo. 1988). We have carefully reviewed the record in the light of these appellate principles and hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion as claimed by Hartley. The district court received evidence at a hearing on August 4, 1989, and found in favor of Scaling. With respect to the moving expenses, the court considered the decree provision in light of the parties' pre-decree letter memoranda and the court's decision letter. Exhibiting the sound exercise of discretion, the district court found that Scaling was responsible for paying only moving expenses from Casper to Albuquerque, but no farther. Concerning the travel expenses, the court found no probative evidence establishing the details of Hartley's alleged expenses. In the face of insufficient evidence, the trial court properly rejected the claim. Ferguson v. Ferguson, 481 P.2d 658 (Wyo. 1971).