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IN RE CUSTODY OF N.A.K.

Nos. C3-01-170, C6-01-678.

649 N.W.2d 166 (2002)

In the Matter of the CUSTODY OF N.A.K., DOB 4/10/92. Christopher Rodgers, et al., Petitioners, Respondents, v. Robert J. Knauff, Petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Olson, Burnsville, for Appellant.

Gary A. Debele, Walling & Berg, P.A., Minneapolis, for Respondents.

John Remington Graham, Quebec, Canada, for Amicus Curiae R-KIDS of Minnesota.

Laurie Hanson, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, John M. Jerabek, Minneapolis, for Amicus Curiae Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association.

Gail Chang Bohr, Children's Law Center of Minnesota, St. Paul, Lisa Pritchard Bayley, Minneapolis, for Amicus Curiae Children's Law Center.

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

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

Appellant Robert Knauff appeals an order awarding custody of his daughter N.A.K. to his deceased ex-wife's sister and brother-in-law. He argues that the custody order was based on findings unsupported by the record, that the court misapplied the law, and that the order violated his constitutional right to the care, custody and control of his child. The court of appeals affirmed the custody order. We reverse and remand the matter...

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