MAXFIELD v. MAXFIELD

No. C3-88-2343.

452 N.W.2d 219 (1990)

In re the Marriage of Steven MAXFIELD, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Diane MAXFIELD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Pederson, Wadena, for appellant.

Cheryl Schrenk, Northwest Minnesota Legal Services, Moorhead, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


SIMONETT, Justice.

The trial court awarded custody of the four children to the father. The court of appeals reversed, awarding custody of the three youngest children to the mother and remanding the issue of the oldest child's custody to the trial court for reconsideration. We affirm.

In April 1987, after 10 years of marriage and four children, Steven and Diane Maxfield separated. The couple had then been living in Verndale, Minnesota, Steven's hometown, for...

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