Stauffer v. Temperle

Brittney Temperie appeals the denial of her motion to dismiss Peter Stauffer’s application for modification. This appeal requires us to determine if either a temporary order, which is later dismissed, or a temporary order, which is now moot, constitute an initial custody determination upon which continuing and exclusive jurisdiction may derive under Iowa Code section 598B.202 (2009). Because the child’s home state was Texas, and we conclude that neither temporary order can be characterized as an initial child-custody determination under these circumstances, the district court lacked…