Cook v. Cook
Annotate this CaseChris and Anna Cook were divorced in 2016 under the terms of a stipulated judgment which awarded Anna residential responsibility for their minor children and granted Chris parenting time subject to certain conditions. Chris was also ordered to pay child support. Three months after judgment was entered, Chris was found in contempt for failing to comply with provisions of the divorce judgment and was ordered to pay Anna's attorney fees and costs. During summer 2018, Anna petitioned the juvenile court to terminate Chris' parental rights, but voluntarily dismissed the petition. Continued disagreements between the parties ultimately resulted in competing motions to hold the other in contempt. Chris appealed the denial of his request to hold Anna in contempt of court for violating the parties’ divorce judgment. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion, the North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed.
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