SIMONSON v. SIMONSON

No. 50278.

292 N.W.2d 12 (1980)

In Re the Marriage of Pamela Kay SIMONSON, petitioner, Respondent, v. Dennis James SIMONSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles James Suk, Rochester, for respondent.

Richardson & Richardson, Austin, for appellant.

Considered and decided by the court without oral argument.


OTIS, Justice.

The narrow issue in this appeal is whether or not it is in the best interests of a minor child to be in the custody of a mother who is cohabiting with a person who has a record of sexually molesting children. A divided panel of the district court affirmed an award of custody to the mother by a county court. We reverse.

On June 19, 1978, the County Court of Olmsted County dissolved the marriage of the...

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