Cox v. Cox

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Christi L. Cox appealed from a divorce judgment awarding custody of her son to his father, Russell R. Cox. We conclude the trial court’s custody decision is not clearly erroneous, and we affirm.

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[¶ 2] In 1996, Russell Cox and Christi Cox met in Colorado and began living together. They eventually moved to North Dakota, where their son was born June 30, 1997, in Bismarck. The couple married on August 7, 1997, in Rugby. He was 28 years old, and she was 22.

[¶ 3] Russell Cox was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he was raised by an aunt and uncle. He is generally…