In Re the Marriage of Malone

OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

In 1978, an Iowa decree dissolved the marriage of petitioner Larry Eugene Malone and respondent Pamela Jean Malone. The trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over both Pamela and the parties’ minor child, Angela, because they did not live in Iowa; thus, the court could not determine to whom it should grant custody of Angela. However, in 1980, Pamela moved to Iowa. She and Larry entered into a stipulation that Pamela was to have custody of the child and that she was not to take the child more than 200 miles from Clinton, except for vacations, without prior court…