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Abel Perez PADILLA, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Kaiyla Marie KLIMPEL, Defendant and Appellee State of North Dakota, Statutory Real Party in Interest
[¶1] Abel Perez Padilla appeals from a district court order denying his motion to modify primary residential responsibility for the child he has with Kaiyla Klimpel. Padilla argues the court erred in denying his motion because there was evidence showing a material change in circumstances and the court's findings are clearly erroneous. After a review of the record, we conclude the court's findings were not clearly erroneous and we are not left with a definite and firm conviction a mistake has been made. See Scott v. Scott, 2021 ND 128, ¶ 7, 962 N.W.2d 408.
[¶2] Perez Padilla further argues the district court erred in finding modification was not necessary to serve the best interests of the child. Because we have concluded the court did not clearly err in finding no material change in circumstances is dispositive of the appeal, we need not address the court's findings on whether modification of primary residential responsibility serves the best interests of the child. See id. at ¶ 13 (concluding it was unnecessary for the district court to consider whether a change in primary residential responsibility would serve the children's best interests because the court found no material change in circumstances occurred). We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
Per Curiam.
[¶3] Jon J. Jensen, C.J. Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Jerod E. Tufte Douglas A. Bahr
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Docket No: No. 20230099
Decided: October 26, 2023
Court: Supreme Court of North Dakota.
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