Delong v. Shields, 921 N.W.2d 402 (2019)

Jan. 15, 2019 · North Dakota Supreme Court · No. 20180198

921 N.W.2d 402

Samantha DELONG, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Darrell Selfree SHIELDS, Jr., Defendant
and
State of North Dakota, Statutory Real Party in Interest

No. 20180198

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

Filed January 15, 2019

Rachel E. Thomason, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellant; submitted on brief.

Darrell Selfree Shields, Jr., defendant; no appearance.

State of North Dakota, statutory real party in interest; no appearance.

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Samantha DeLong appeals from a district court order and judgment awarding Darrell Selfree Shields unsupervised parenting time of D.J.S., a minor child. DeLong argues the district court erred in applying the best interest factors and in awarding Shields unsupervised parenting time. A district court's decision on primary residential responsibility and parenting time are reviewed under the clearly erroneous standard. Rebenitsch v. Rebenitsch , 2018 ND 48, ¶ 4, 907 N.W.2d 41. The court's findings on the best interest factors and its award of unsupervised parenting time to Shields were not clearly erroneous. Follman v. Follman , 2017 ND 58, 891 N.W.2d 778. The judgment is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

Daniel J. Crothers

Lisa Fair McEvers

Jon J. Jensen

Jerod E. Tufte