In Re Marriage of Sojka

NEUMAN, Justice.

This is an action to modify the child support provisions of the parties’ dissolution of marriage decree. The issue is whether Iowa Code section 598.21(5A) (Supp.1997), which limits a divorced parent’s financial obligation to college-age children, applies to a decree that predates its enactment. The district court, relying on In re Marriage of Griffin, 570 N.W.2d 258 (Iowa App.1997), granted the modification despite the fact that the statutory changes postdated the parties’ decree. This court subsequently overruled Griffin, emphasizing the general rule requiring prospective…