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In Re Marriage of Fennelly & Breckenfelder

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 20, 2007No. 05-1765PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STREIT, Justice.

What is equitable in a divorce is an endless source of debate. Michele Fennelly and Ted Breckenfelder divorced after nearly fifteen years of marriage. They have two children. The district court gave Michele primary physical care of the children and Ted liberal visitation. The district court equally divided all of their property except property the parties brought to the marriage.

Ted argues he should have been awarded primary physical care or at least joint physical care of the children. Ted also complains of the district court’s disparate treatment of their premarital…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of WinterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  2. In Re the Marriage of HansenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007
  3. In Re the Marriage of WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  4. In Re the Marriage of SullinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2006
  5. In Re the Marriage of SchrinerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of Steven Michael Gust and Linda Leann Gust Upon the Petition of Steven Michael GustSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  2. In RE the Marriage of Diana L. Kimbro and Steven C. Kimbro Upon the Petition of Diana L. KimbroSupreme Court of Iowa · 2013
  3. United States v. SchippersDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2013
  4. Gershman v. GershmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  5. Alyssa Marie Slusser v. Dakota Daniel StevensCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2022

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