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MN Supreme Court Must Decide Constitutional Question

2024-11-01T11:21:36-05:00November 1st, 2024|

After appellate court judge Jon Schmidt sidestepped an extremely important constitutional question, I submitted a petition for review to Minnesota's highest court last week. The supreme court must answer whether a district court may deny a parent’s right to custody and parenting time with their minor child without a finding of parental unfitness. If not,

DECISION: Gov Walz’s New Appointee Files Mixed-Up Opinion

2024-09-26T11:23:49-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

The MN Court of Appeals filed its opinion this morning. Jon Schmidt wrote the decision. Governor Tim Walz appointed Judge Jon Schmidt to the court one year ago. His biography shows he worked for the Hennepin County Attorney's Office before taking the bench. [See update below.] A Brief History You might not know that the

Montana Child Taken after Parents Refuse Gender Transition

2024-02-02T11:59:12-06:00February 2nd, 2024|

The power of the government to take children from loving parents exists in every state. A recent story broke in Montana when Child and Family Services took custody away from Todd and Krista Kolstad after refusing to allow their 14-year-old girl to transition into a boy. Republican Governor, Greg Gianforte, responded to the national news

Family Court Referee Ignores Evidence and Denies Motion

2024-01-29T14:52:22-06:00January 29th, 2024|

What does it take for the Court to correct factual errors in an Order? Referee Jason T. Hutchison (pictured above) continues to preside over my Family Court matter. As noted in my previous post, his Order on August 9, 2023, contained numerous errors. In its most notable error, the Court fabricated testimony. I subpoenaed my

Family Court Ruling: Innocent Errors or Flagrant Prejudice?

2023-09-13T13:12:21-05:00September 11th, 2023|

Referee Jason T. Hutchison and his law clerk, Kala Swenson, issued an Order Modifying Custody on August 9, 2023. The Court took seven months to adjudicate the issue of custody, electing to wait nearly three months to render a decision after the parties submitted their proposed findings in mid-May. After winning three prior trials, Ms.

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