In Re the Marriage of Leyda

CARTER, Justice.

Michael D. Leyda (Michael), the father of Kimberly Leyda (Kim), appeals from an order granting habeas corpus relief to the child’s mother in a custody dispute which arose after our September 1984 opinion in In re Marriage of Leyda, 355 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 1984). He also appeals from an order in the parties’ dissolution of marriage action dismissing a contempt citation against the mother, Heidi Leyda Roach (Heidi). We reverse and remand with respect to both of the orders which have been appealed.

In our September 1984 opinion, we granted Michael’s request to modify the parties’…