Rodgers v. Knauff

I concur with most of the majority’s legal analysis, but would reverse the district court outright and end this protracted litigation at this time. Not only did appellant have the right to joint legal custody of *178his daughter before his ex-wife died, but he automatically retained the right to sole legal and physical custody of his daughter upon his ex-wife’s death. See In re Hohmann, 255 Minn. 165, 168-169, 95 N.W.2d 643, 646-47 (1959). There is nothing in the record to support altering appellant’s right to have custody of his daughter.

The paramount need is for this child to be with her…