Ternes v. Ternes

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

Bergetta Temes appealed from the judgment awarding custody of her three children to their father, Larry Ternes. Bergetta argues the trial court did not properly consider evidence of domestic abuse, as required by N.D.C.C. § 14 — 09—06.2(l)(j). Because Ber-getta failed to raise the issue at the trial court and because there is no adequate finding by the trial court whether or not domestic violence occurred, we affirm.

Bergetta and Larry Ternes were married in 1983 near Shields, North Dakota. At the time of marriage, Bergetta was seventeen years old and Larry was…