In Re the Marriage of Quirk-Edwards

SNELL, Justice.

This appeal is from a modification of a dissolution decree whereby the physical custody of the parties’ child was changed from the mother to the father. We affirm. In this equity action, involving the modification of child custody, our review is de novo. Iowa R.App.P. 4.

Lori A. Quirk-Edwards and Kirk R. Edwards were married on June 22, 1990. In March 1991, their child Bryce was born. The marriage was dissolved by the court’s decree entered on January 31,1992. During the hearings on the dissolution of marriage, considerable animosity between Kirk and Lori was evident. A…