Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Nelson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 18, 2002No. 01-0780PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

TERNUS, Justice.

The district court and the court of appeals concluded the appellant, Richard Nelson, should pay increased child support to his former -wife, appellee Jane Nelson, for the Nelsons’ disabled adult child, Marie. We reject Richard’s contention'that Marie is capable of being self-supporting. Because we also conclude that the amount of support ordered by the district court is fair and reasonable, we affirm the decision of the court of appeals and the judgment of the district court.

I. Background Proceedings.

Richard and Jane were divorced in 1998, and, under the terms of the decree,…

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