Legal Opinion

State, County of Cass Ex Rel. Melling v. Ness

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1999No. 980074PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Jeff Ness appealed from an amended judgment denying his request for a change of custody of his son, Tyler Christian Ness, from the child’s mother, Kelly Melling, and granting Melling’s request to move with Tyler to Florida. We conclude the referee’s findings, confirmed by the trial court, that it would be in Tyler’s best interests to be allowed to leave North Dakota and reside with Melling in Florida, and that there was no significant change in circumstances warrant*568ing a change of custody, are not clearly erroneous. We therefore affirm.

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[¶ 2] Tyler was born…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Stout v. StoutNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Hawkinson v. HawkinsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Gould v. MillerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Hagel v. HagelNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Keller v. KellerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Jelsing v. PetersonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Schiff v. SchiffNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Tibor v. TiborNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Holtz v. HoltzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Hentz v. HentzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001

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