Sorenson v. Slater

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Tim Sorenson appealed from an amended judgment awarding primary residential responsibility of his son to Jana Slater, the child’s mother. We reverse and remand for further proceedings, concluding the district court did not exceed the scope of a prior remand but erred in admitting into evidence and relying upon the results of polygraph tests to conclude Sorenson had committed domestic violence.

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[¶ 2] Sorenson and Slater, who were never married, had a child together in May 2008. The child initially lived with Slater, but Sorenson petitioned to establish paternity and…