Legal Opinion

Marriage of Kotila v. Kotila

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided July 17, 1984No. C8-84-45PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

POPOVICH, Chief Judge.

Appellant Gordon Kotila appeals from the amended judgment entered January 3, 1984, awarding custody of the parties’ minor child to respondent LuAnn Kotila, subject to appellant's right of reasonable visitation. The trial court found the best inter ests of the minor child would be best served by awarding custody to respondent. We affirm.

FACTS

Gordon and LuAnn were married on August 31, 1974. Their son, Erick, was born on July 24, 1977. The Kotilas lived on a family farm owned by Gordon’s parents. Gordon is a farmer. He gets up early, has chores throughout the day…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Peterson v. PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
  2. Berndt v. BerndtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  3. Weatherly v. WeatherlySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  4. Pikula v. PikulaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Marriage of King v. CarrollCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
  2. Marriage of Hein v. HeinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
  3. In Re the Welfare of P.L.C.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
  4. Marriage of Tasker v. TaskerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
  5. Marriage of Meyer v. MeyerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985

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