Neubauer v. Newcomb

HAYDEN, Judge.

Respondent, Myrna Rae Newcomb, appeals the order of the district court which granted custody of the parties’ six-year-old son, Justin Neubauer, to the petitioner, Jayme Joe Neubauer. Jayme cross-appeals, asserting the court erred by ordering him to pay the court costs and $1,000 of Myma’s attorney’s fees.

I. Custody. This action was brought under Iowa Code chapter 598A (the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act) since the parties have never been married in the course of their sporadic relationship of nine years. However, the criteria governing our determination of custody are…