Legal Opinion
Lonning v. Lonning
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 29, 1972No. 55200PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Justice.
At issue in this case is trial court’s jurisdiction to modify a divorce decree, transferring custody of two small children to their father and terminating his obligation to pay child support.
These parties were divorced May 29, 1969; in Polk County District Court. The mother was awarded custody of the children and moved with them to Colorado. Visitation rights were granted the father.
On August 6, 1970, when the children were with him in Iowa, the father filed application for modification of the decree, seeking to obtain custody. An order was entered fixing September 3, 1970…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Gardner v. BeckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Martin Bros. Box Co. v. FritzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- Humboldt Livestock Auction, Inc. v. B & H CATTLE CO.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- Dragstra v. Northwestern State Bank of Orange CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Gilbride v. TrunnelleSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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