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In Re the Marriage of Reschly

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 15, 1983No. 67438PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

In this marital dissolution case the father and the maternal grandparents fight for the custody of two children. Trial court granted custody to the grandparents. Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed by a divided vote. We granted further review and now affirm.

Petitioner Terry Lee Reschly and respondent Shirley Sue Reschly were married in 1975. A daughter, Shawna, was born in 1975; a son, Shannon, in 1977.

August 9, 1979, Terry petitioned to dissolve his marriage to Shirley, requesting custody of Shawna and Shannon. Their maternal grandparents, Roger and Dolores Cavin, sought…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of WinterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  2. Jensen v. JensenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  3. In Re DelaneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
  4. Herr v. LazorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
  5. Oliver v. OliverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of BolsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
  2. In Re the Marriage of HalvorsenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  3. In Re Guardianship of KnellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  4. Petition of BruceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  5. In Re the Marriage of HunnellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987

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