Legal Opinion
Stookey v. Stookey
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 21, 1975No. 2-57662PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
The principal question in this appeal is whether the trial court was right in changing custody of a child of divorced parents from the mother to the father.
Thomas Guy Stookey and Nancy Louise Badger married on June 22, 1968, and lived together for about six months in Des Moines, Iowa. In January 1969, Nancy commenced a divorce action, and in February of that year Thomas entered the armed forces and thereafter served overseas. In due course Nancy got a divorce.
On August 20, 1969, Nichole Christina Stookey was born of this marriage. Nichole lived with Nancy’s parents, the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Amsden v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Crary v. CurtisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Zaerr v. ZaerrSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- City of Emmetsburg v. Central Iowa Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1959
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Wilker v. WilkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
- In Re the Marriage of EricksonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
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