After trial, the district court found respondent's conduct in June satisfied the definition of domestic abuse and awarded him custody of the parties' child. Citing this provision and the finding of abuse, appellant claims the district court erred by considering whether she would foster a father-child relationship. Statutory interpretation is a legal question. The provision appellant cites does not identify the abusing or abused persons. Here, there is no finding that respondent abused the child.
Statutes are to be construed to avoid conflicts with other statutes.
The district court did not err by considering appellant's limited desire to foster the father-child relationship. Review of custody awards is limited to whether the district court abused its discretion by making findings unsupported by the evidence or improperly applying the law. On appeal, findings are not set aside unless clearly erroneous and the record is viewed in the light most favorable to the findings. Minn. R. Civ. Viewing the record in the light most favorable to these findings, they are not clearly erroneous and support awarding custody to respondent.