Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Melton

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 29, 1977No. 2-60008PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Chief Justice.

In this dissolution modification proceeding, petitioner-mother appeals trial court’s order denying her application to transfer custody of the minor son to her and granting respondent-father’s counterclaim for modification of visitation rights. We affirm.

Petitioner (Connie) asserts trial court erred (1) when it failed to change custody where respondent (Keith) allegedly initially procured custody under the dissolution decree through fraud and (2) in finding there had been no material change of circumstances sufficient to warrant change of custody.

The parties were married…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of BowenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  2. Stearns v. StearnsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
  3. Peterson v. EitzenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  4. Simpkins v. SimpkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
  5. Crary v. CurtisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of WeidnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  2. In Re the Marriage of MikelsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  3. In Re the Marriage of HubbardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  4. In Re the Marriage of CarricoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  5. Barcus Ex Rel. Miller v. BarcusSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979

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