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“Subject to the right of appeal, a dissolution judgment and decree is final when entered, unless in a timely motion a party establishes a statutory basis for reopening the judgment and decree.” , 428 (Minn. App. 2007) (citing Minn. Stat. § 518.145, subds.

The moving party must present more than merely a new set of circumstances or an unforeseen change of a known circumstance to reopen a judgment and decree.” -31 (Minn. App. 2007) (-34 (Minn. App. 2001), rev. denied (Minn. Apr.

“Subject to the right of appeal, a dissolution judgment and decree is final when entered, unless in a timely motion a party establishes a statutory basis for reopening the judgment and decree.”

“If there is evidence to support the district court’s decision, an abuse of discretion will not be found.”

“Whether to hold an evidentiary hearing on a motion generally is a discretionary decision of the district court, which we review for an abuse of discretion.”

“The moving party bears the burden of establishing a basis to reopen the judgment and decree.”

P. 43.05 (stating that “[w]henever a motion is based on facts not appearing of record, the court may hear the 6 matter on affidavits presented by the respective parties”); (noting that an evidentiary hearing is not necessary in family-law matters “unless the district court determines that there is good cause for a hearing”).

“Whether to hold an evidentiary hearing on a motion generally is a discretionary decision of the district court, which we review for an abuse of discretion.”

“The moving party bears the burden of establishing a basis to reopen the judgment and decree.”

Instead, the party seeking to reopen a dissolution judgment “ must present more than merely a new set of circumstances or an unforeseen change of a known circumstance to reopen a judgment and decree.” -31 (Minn. App. 2007).

We note that when evidence relevant to a factual issue consists of conflicting testimony, as here, the district court’s decision is “necessarily based on a determination of witness credibility, which we accord great deference on appeal.” -29 (Minn. App. 2007).

“Subject to the right of appeal, a dissolution judgment and decree is final when entered, unless in a timely motion a party establishes a statutory basis for reopening the judgment and decree.”

“The moving party bears the burden of establishing a basis to reopen the judgment and decree.” .

“Subject to the right of appeal, a dissolution judgment and decree is final when entered, unle ss in a timely motion a party establishes a statutory basis for reope ning the judgment and decree.”

Thompson v. Thompson , (Minn. App .

“[I]t is presumed that a motion in family law, other than a motion for contempt, will be decided without an evidentiary hearing , unless the district court determines that there is good cause for a hearing.” (citing Minn. R. Gen.

A finding is clearly erroneous if the reviewing court i s “left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.”

(explaining that it is within the district court’s discretion to grant evidentiary hearings).

Garcia’s d 424, 430 (Minn. App. 2007), does not support her argument that a hearing was necessary here.

Instead, the party seeking to reopen a dissolution judgment “must present more than merely a new set of circumstances or an unforeseen change of a known 17 circumstance to reopen a judgment and decree.” -31 (Minn. App. 2007).

d 424, 428 (Minn. App. 2007).

7 (citing Minn. Stat. § 518.145, subds.

See Thompson v. Thompson , (citing Minn .

(noting that appellate courts generally consider only those issues presented and considered by the district court); Thompson v. Thompson , (applying Thiele in declining to reach issue raised for first time on appeal of the denial of a motion to reopen judgment in dissolution of marriage).

“If there is evidence to support the district court’s decision, an abuse of discretion will not be found.”

2(5), only upon a showing of “the development of circumstances substantially altering the information known when the dissolution judgment and decree was entered.” (establishing the criterion for inequitability of the prospective application of a judgment) (quotation omitted).

P. 61 (requiring harmless error to be ignored); (applying rule 61).

3 ANALYSIS “Subject to the right of appeal, a dissolution judgment and decree is final when entered, unless in a timely motion a party establishes a statutory basis for reopening the judgment and decree.” see also Minn. Stat. § 518.145, subd.