Legal Opinion
McKee v. McKee
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 4, 1948No. 47170PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHays, J.
Plaintiff and defendant were married in 1943 and are the parents of Mary Lou McKee, born in 1944. On February 21, 1946 the district court of Polk County, Iowa, granted plaintiff a divorce and the exclusive care and custody of the child, giving to defendant the right to the child for a thirty-day period each year. Defendant was also required to pay plaintiff $25 per month for the child’s support, except during the time she was with him.
In July 1946 defendant took the child to his home in Texas, and, while she was with him, commenced an action in the nature of a habeas corpus, asking…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Thompson v. WhitmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- New York Ex Rel. Halvey v. HalveySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Esenwein v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. EsenweinSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Barber v. BarberSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Helton v. CrawleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
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- Paintin v. PaintinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
- Fetters v. DegnanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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