Sweeney v. Sweeney

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] David’ Sweeney appealed from a district court judgment, entered upon remand by this Court, denying his request for litigation costs and attorney fees. We hold the trial court abused its discretion in denying Sweeney’s request for costs and attorney fees, under N.D.C.C. § 14-09-24, against Danni (Sweeney) Lynch for her willful and persistent denial of Sweeney’s visitation rights with their child. We reverse and remand for entry of an award of reasonable costs and attorney fees to ■David Sweeney under N.D.C.C.- § 14r-09-24:

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[IT 2] The parties were married in Minnesota…