In the Interest of v. Johnson

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] James Dennis Lanners appeals from a Northwest Judicial District Court order denying his motion to amend a child custody judgment. Lanners argues he established a prima facie case under N.D.C.C. § 14-09-06.6(4) and the district court erred in denying him his right to an evidentiary hearing. We reverse and remand the district court’s denial of his motion to amend.

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[¶ 2] James Lanners and Diana Johnson are the parents of a minor child born in February 1990. Douglas and Debra Thompson are the child’s maternal grandparents and present legal custodians. The maternal…