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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Vangsness v. Vangsness, 607 N.W.2d 468.
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In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: J. I. G. and O. C., C. D. …
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Kenney, d at 222 (quotations and citation omitted); 474 (Minn. App. 2000) (discussing clear-error standard of review in a similar fashion).
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In re the Marriage of: Nicole Onori Hansen v. Jay Ralph Hansen
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
“That the record might support findings other than those made by the trial court does not show that the court’s findings are defective.”
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In the Matter of: Jacob Thomas Carlson v. Dawn Marie Pieper
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
The law “leaves scant if any room for an appellate court to question the [district] court’s balancing of the best-interests considerations.”
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In re the Marriage of: Oluwafunbi Ige Olusina v. Ann Oludolapo Olusina
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
at 222 (quotations omitted); see Bayer v. Bayer , (citing Kenney in family-law appeal); (discussing clear-error standard of review); WL 8361312, at *2 (Minn. App. Dec.
- In Re the Custody of: B. G. F.; Matthew Ryan Foede v. Courtney Ann-Nicole Vaughn, County of Sherburne, … Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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In the Matter of Summer Rae Cada on Behalf of Minor Children v. Brian Gerald Cada
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
11 Kenney, d at 222 (quotations and citation omitted); 474 (Minn. App. 2000) (discussing clear error standard of review).
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In Re the Marriage of: Katherine Patterson v. Jerry Lyn Patterson
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
“When determining whether findings are clearly erroneous, the appellate court views the record in the light most favorable to the [district] court’s findings.” Vangsness v. Vangsness , d 468, 472 (Minn. App. 2000).
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In re the Matter of: Allan Hassan Taylor v. Kali Beth Kimbrell
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
to question the [district] court’s balancing of best-interests considerations.”
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In re the Marriage of: Craig Jerald Mackey v. Beth Ann Mackey
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
Kenney, d at 222 (quotations and citation omitted); 474 (Minn. App. 2000) (discussing clear error standard of review in a similar fashion).
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In re the Marriage of: Michelle Marie Dillavou v. Joseph Alex Abel Sirois
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
“[A]n appellate court’s duty is fully performed after it has fairly considered all the evidence and has determined that the evidence reasonably supports the decision.” Kenney, d at 222 (quotations omitted); 474 (Minn. App. 2000) (discussing clear-error standard of review).
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County of Cottonwood, Debbie Denise Koch v. Joseph Zachary Zoellner
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
And the law “leaves scant if any room for an appellate court to question the court’s balancing of the best-interests considerations.”
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Joseph Lee McClain v. Jennifer Lou Schuler, Ramsey County, Intervenor
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
And the law “leaves scant if any room for an appellate court to question the [district] court’s balancing of best-interests considerations.”
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In re the Marriage of: Jessica Suzanne Cross v. Joseph Drew Cross
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
at 222 (quotations omitted); 474 (Minn. App. 2000) (making similar observations about the clear-error standard of 9 review).
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In re the Marriage of: Stacy Ann Bednar v. Craig Richard Bednar
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
Appellate courts review a district court ’s factual findings for clear error, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the district court ’s findings and reversing only if the record “requires the definite and firm conviction that a mistake was made.” Vangsness v. Vangsness
- In re the Marriage of: Andrew Jeffery Helmin v. Yuemin Xu Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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In re the Marriage of: Jesse A Freking v. Audra Jo Freking nka Audra Jo Buxengard, County of …
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
at 222 (quotations omitted); (citing Kenney in family-law appeal); (discussing clear-error standard of review).
- In re the Matter of: Leah Morgan Oswald v. Jason Christopher Deyo, Dodge County, Intervenor Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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Demo Unlimited Incorporated, et al v. Ross Peterson
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
Because the district court “has the feel of the trial,” we generally defer to its “broad discretion in deciding whether to grant a new trial.” d 468, 472 (Minn. App. 2000) (quotation omitted).
- In re the Custody of A.W.W: Nicholas Taylor Wehrwein v. Patricia Katrine Hascall Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- In re the Custody of A.W.W: Nicholas Taylor Wehrwein v. Patricia Katrine Hascall Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- In re the Matter of: Zoraba Ross v. Angel Raeleen Smith Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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In re the Matter of: Zoraba Ross v. Angel Raeleen Smith
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
“Caselaw ‘leaves scant if any room for an appellate court to question the [district] court’s balancing of best-interests considerations.’” (), rev. denied (Minn. 5 Feb.
- In re the Marriage of: Dhimble Ali v. Fahria Mohamed Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- In re the Marriage of: Dhimble Ali v. Fahria Mohamed Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- In re the Marriage of: Robert Thomas Nord A v. Katherine Elizabeth Bowers B Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- In re the Marriage of: Robert Thomas Nord A v. Katherine Elizabeth Bowers B Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: B. Q.-R. H., Mother AKA B. Q. R. … Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: B. Q.-R. H., Mother AKA B. Q. R. …
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
“[The] law leaves scant if any room for an appellate court to question the [district] court’s balancing of best-interests considerations.” (affirming best-interests determination in child-custody case).
- In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: V. R. R. and M. A. H., Parents, … Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- In re the Marriage of: Rachel Marie Benedict v. Thomas Jerry Benedict Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: V. R. R. and M. A. H., Parents, … Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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In re the Marriage of: Rachel Marie Benedict v. Thomas Jerry Benedict
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
In doing so, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the district court’s findings and reverse only if we are left with a “definite and firm conviction that a mistake was made.”
- In re the Marriage of: Bette Lou Gubbe Slag v. David Alan Slag Minn. Ct. App. 2024
- In re the Marriage of: Brenda Lee Christiansen v. Timothy Nels Christiansen Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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In re the Marriage of: Brenda Lee Christiansen v. Timothy Nels Christiansen
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
at 222 (citation and quotations omitted); (applying Kenney on appeal in a family case); 474 (Minn. App. 2000) (discussing clear error standard of review).
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A23-0817 In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: D. D. R., f/k/a D. D. N., …
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
at 222 (quotations and citation omitted); (discussing clear error standard of review).
- In re the Marriage of: Any K. Arensberg v. Nicholas Shamus Arensberg Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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In re the Marriage of: Any K. Arensberg v. Nicholas Shamus Arensberg
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
The “law leaves scant if any room for an appellate court to question the [district] court’s balancing of best-interests considerations.”
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In Re: R.A. Morin Trust, U/A/D, April 1, 2014, As Amended, and Mark C. Morin, et al v. …
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
see also Alam v. Chowdhury , (“When evidence relevant to a factual issue consists of conflicting testimony, the district court ’s decision is necessarily based on a determination of witness credibility, which we accord great deference on appeal.”); Vangsness v. Vangsness , (noting “[t]hat the record might support findings other than those made by the trial court does not show that the [trial] court ’s findings are defective”).
- In the Matter of: Ellen Sue Laas Ewald, et al v. Nina Laas Ewald Nedrebo Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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In the Matter of: Ellen Sue Laas Ewald, et al v. Nina Laas Ewald Nedrebo
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
Caselaw “leaves scant if any room for an appellate court to question the [district] court’s balancing of best-interests considerations.” d 468, 477 (Minn. App. 2000).
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In re the Marriage of: Debra Jean Berndt-Tuttle v. Jason James Tuttle
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
“That the record might support findings other than those made by the [district] court does not show that the [district] court’s findings are defective.” Vangsness v. Vangsness
- In re the Marriage of: Donald Floyd Deeble, Jr. v. Hayley Elizabeth Espelien Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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In re the Marriage of: Donald Floyd Deeble, Jr. v. Hayley Elizabeth Espelien
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
Deferring to the district court’s credibility determinations, Sefkow, d at 210, we view the record “in the light most favorable to the [district] court’s findings,” d 468, 472 (Minn. App. 2000).
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In re the Marriage of: Jerry Arthur McDonald v. Donna Arnela McDonald, n/k/a Donna Arnela Rosenblad
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
at 222 (quotations omitted); (citing Kenney in family-law appeal); (discussing clear-error standard of review).
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In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: J. A. L. and D. J. L., Parents
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
at 222 (quotations and citation omitted); (discussing clear error standard of review).
- Nathaniel Scott Gustamante v. Emily Louise Schwamberger Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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In re the Marriage of: Daniel Chaim Tennebaum v. Tara Ajit Deshpande
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
er clear-error review, appellate courts “view the evidence in a light favorable to the findings” and “will not conclude that a factfinder clearly erred unless, on the entire evidence, [the appellate court is] left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” (quotations omitted)
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In re the Custody of: R. J. H. Gregory Dennis Hystead v. Wendy Beth Boggs a/k/a Wendy Beth …
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
(“[The law] leaves scant if any room for an appellate court to question the [district] court’s balancing of best-interests considerations.”).
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In re the Marriage of: Pamela Jo Pemberton v. Stephen Blake Pemberton
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
And we “view[] the record in the light most favorable to the [district] court’s findings.”