Lynch v. Sweeney

[¶ 16] This case is the poster child for persistent and willful interference with visitation by a custodial parent and for persistent noncompliance with the law by a district court. See Sweeney v. Sweeney, 2002 ND 206, 654 N.W.2d 407; Sweeney v. Sweeney, 2005 ND 47, 693 N.W.2d 29. We have previously found the district court abused its discretion, id. at ¶ 17 (“We therefore conclude the trial court abused its discretion in denying Sweeney’s request for costs and attorney fees under N.D.C.C. § 14-09-24.”), and it has done so again. The statute requires that the attorney fees awarded be…