HECK v. REED

Civ. No. 940117.

529 N.W.2d 155 (1995)

Shane HECK, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Cristie REED, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

February 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patti J. Jensen of Lindquist & Jeffrey, Grand Forks, for defendant and appellant.

Shirley Faye Lawonn Jahnke, Grand Forks, for plaintiff and appellee.


LEVINE, Justice.

Cristie Reed appeals from a district court judgment awarding sole physical and legal custody of her two children to their father, Shane Heck. At issue in this appeal are the 1993 amendments to NDCC § 14-09-06.2(1)(j), in particular, the meaning and application of the language that there is "a rebuttable presumption that a parent who has perpetrated domestic violence may not be awarded sole or joint custody of a child" and that "[t]his presumption...

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