North Dakota Supreme Court upholds 19 make-up weekends after mother withholds children from father

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The North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the contempt ruling against Christa Sandstrom, primarily due to her actions that blocked Courtney Krueger from accessing court-ordered…

Parenting schedules are meant to ensure that children maintain relationships with both parents, but disputes can arise when one parent repeatedly prevents the other from exercising court-ordered parenting time. In North Dakota, a mother's decision to withhold her children from their father and stop communicating with him led to a contempt finding and an order granting the father 19 weekends of make-up parenting time.In a November 6, 2026, decision available on Justia, the North Dakota Supreme Court upheld the contempt ruling against Christa Sandstrom in a dispute involving Courtney Krueger.

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