Legal Opinion
In re the Marriage of Stephens
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided February 15, 2012No. 11-0054PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACKETT, S.J.
Craig Douglas Stephens filed a direct appeal from a December 1, 2010 order of the district court finding he was in contempt of court for not following an October 13, 2009 order modifying certain visitation provisions of a decree dissolving his marriage to Leslie Ellen Stephens. We treat his notice of appeal as a petition for writ of certiorari, and find the October 13, 2009 modification order contained an improper delegation of judicial authority. Because Craig cannot be held in contempt for violating said order, we sustain the writ.
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