Legal Opinion
In re the Marriage of Brown
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 17, 1976No. 3-59370PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LeGRAND, Justice.
On April 10, 1975, a dissolution decree was entered terminating the marriage of Rose Marie Brown (now Rose Marie Haus-child) and Randall Lynn Brown. The decree awarded custody of their minor child Travis James (then approximately one-and-a-half years old) to his mother.
The matter is now here on the application of the boy’s father asking that custody be transferred to him. The trial court modified the decree and awarded custody to the father. Rose Marie appeals and we reverse.
There were five witnesses at the modification hearing — both parents, both paternal grandparents, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mears v. MearsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Dworak v. DworakSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Crary v. CurtisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Schoonover v. SchoonoverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Eddards v. SuhrSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Sneesby v. DavisSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- In re the Marriage of DawkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- In Re the Marriage of SmithCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1991
- MARRIAGE v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- Sneesby v. DavisSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981