In Re the Marriage of Denly

SNELL, Justice.

In this case, we must decide whether a temporary custody order entered in a dissolution proceeding is a final order appealable as a matter of right or an interlocutory order from which the right to an immediate appeal must be sought and granted by our court. We conclude that a temporary custody order is interlocutory in nature. We therefore consider this appeal as an application for interlocutory appeal, which we decline to grant. Thus, we dismiss the appeal from the district court’s temporary custody order.

I. Factual and Procedural History

Petitioner Nicole Denly filed a…