Legal Opinion

McDonald v. McDonald

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 19, 1971No. 54252PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LARSON, Justice.

Pursuant to an application by defendant husband for modification of a divorce decree fixing child support, the trial court on October 10, 1969, entered a decree which provided that defendant was to receive credit upon his support obligation under a previous decree to the extent of fifty per cent of the plaintiff’s take-home pay, which was determined to be $48.00 weekly. Plaintiff appeals, and we further modify the child support provisions of the decree.

From the record it appears the plaintiff, Dorothy McDonald, obtained a decree of divorce from the defendant, Wilfred McDonald,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Addy v. AddySupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
  2. Welch v. WelchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
  3. Stillmunkes Ex Rel. Stillmunkes v. StillmunkesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
  4. Simpkins v. SimpkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
  5. Shepard v. GerholdtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of VetternackSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  2. Mears v. MearsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  3. In Re the Marriage of NovakSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  4. In Re Marriage of BurhamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  5. In Re the Marriage of ZoellnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974

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