Drew v. Drew

Petitioner-mother appeals from an order of the district court awarding custody of her 2-year-old son to respondent-father. We affirm. The trial court relied on substantial testimony that the father had built a close and excellent relationship with the child and concluded that custody should be awarded to the father subject to liberal visitation with his mother. We find nothing in the record to support petitioner’s contention that such a conclusion was an abuse of discretion. The trial court was well within its broad discretion in evaluating the evidence and in awarding custody. See, Minn. St.…