In Re the Marriage of Bolson

HARRIS, Justice.

An Iowa statute authorizes attorney fee awards to the prevailing party in a proceeding to modify a dissolution of marriage decree. The question here is whether a petition for visitation by grandparents qualifies as such an application. The trial court determined these grandparents had in fact applied to modify the decree. Attorney fees were awarded in favor of counsel for their former daughter-in-law. We affirm.

The marriage of Ruth Bolson and Kenneth Bolson, Jr., was dissolved in April 1985. At that time their two children were placed in Ruth’s custody. Kenneth, Jr., was…