Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Engler
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 24, 1995No. 94-1444PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
In this case we decide whether a modification action must be brought in the county where the original decree was entered. We agree with the district court that it does not. Therefore, we affirm.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
Lloyd and Ann Engler were divorced by decree filed in the Iowa District Court for Clayton County in 1992. The dissolution decree awarded the parties joint custody of their minor child and provided that Lloyd would have primary physical care.
In 1994 Ann filed a petition for modification in the Iowa District Court for Linn County, requesting that the…
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