Case Name: Indiana Nordin SORLIE, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Michael John SORLIE, Defendant and Appellee
Court: North Dakota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Decision Date: 2018-12-06
Citations: 919 N.W.2d 914
Docket Number: No. 20180071
Parties: Indiana Nordin SORLIE, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Michael John SORLIE, Defendant and Appellee
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 919
Pages: 914–915

Head Matter:
Indiana Nordin SORLIE, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Michael John SORLIE, Defendant and Appellee
No. 20180071
Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Filed December 6, 2018
Erica L. Chisholm, Wahpeton, ND, for plaintiff and appellant.
Tracey R. Lindberg, Breckenridge, MN, for defendant and appellee.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
[¶ 1]Indiana Sorlie appealed from a district court judgment awarding Michael Sorlie primary residential responsibility of their minor child. Indiana Sorlie argues the district court erred in applying the best interest factors and in awarding primary residential responsibility to Michael Sorlie instead of to her, or, in the alternative, not awarding equal residential responsibility to the parties. This Court reviews a district court's decision on primary residential responsibility under the clearly erroneous standard. Rebenitsch v. Rebenitsch , 2018 ND 48, ¶ 4, 907 N.W.2d 41. Indiana Sorlie did not request equal residential responsibility from the district court. We conclude the court's findings on the best interest factors and its award of primary residential responsibility of the child to Michael Sorlie were not clearly erroneous. Follman v. Follman , 2017 ND 58, ¶ 1, 891 N.W.2d 778. We summarily affirm the judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
[¶ 2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Jerod E. Tufte
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
Jon J. Jensen