In Re Marriage of Guyer

HARRIS, Justice.

This appeal from a decree in a dissolution of marriage case involves a custody dispute. The trial court awarded the custody of the parties’ one child to the father. On the mother’s appeal we affirm the custody award but modify the decree as to visitation rights.

Petitioner Bruce M. Guyer (Bruce) and respondent Shirley Ann Guyer (Shirley) were married September 4, 1970. Timothy, their one child, was born October 29, 1971.

Since September 1972 Bruce has run a sanitation-garbage route in New Sharon, Iowa. He added a second route in Oskaloo-sa, Iowa in November 1973. About a year…