Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Williams
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 29, 1972No. 55181PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MASON, Judge.
Elmer Williams, respondent, appeals from decree entered in dissolution of marriage proceedings brought under the provisions of what is now chapter 598, The Code, 1971.
As pointed out in earlier opinions of this court, the Second Session of the Sixty-third General Assembly chapter 1266 repealed the Iowa divorce statutes and enacted a dissolution of marriage procedure which became effective July 1, 1970. The revised statute makes the breakdown of the marriage the sole basis for termination of the marital relationship and eliminates the specific categories of fault grounds enumerated…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schantz v. SchantzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Janson v. FultonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Baker v. StarkeySupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- In Re Estate of CorySupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Isaacson v. Iowa State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
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3Cited by133 opinions
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