Court Opinion

ID: 9870514
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-26 20:02:29.511767+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:46:09.509936
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McEvers, Justice,
concurring specially.
[¶ 32] I agree with and have signed the majority opinion. I write separately to point out that parents seeking to modify primary residential responsibility should focus not only on whether a material change.in circumstances has occurred, but also by showing how it is in the best *765interest of the child to modify primary residential responsibility. Here, the affidavits center primarily on material change, including conclusory references to the best interests of the children, and one citation to N.D.C.C. § 14-09-06.6(6)(a) and (b) with no analysis. The only assertion in the alleged facts that supports a prima facie showing that modification is necessary for the best interests of the children is that C.T.’s unruly behavior does not occur in the father’s home. If an affidavit fails to establish a prima facie case that modification of primary residential responsibility is necessary for the best interests of the children, the motion should be denied. See Schroeder v. Schroeder, 2014 ND 106, ¶ 22, 846 N.W.2d 716.
[¶ 38] Daniel J. Crothers