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· 12/22/1993

In Re Marriage of Geil

Citations

  • 509 N.W.2d 738
  • 1993 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 265
  • 1993 WL 527304

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding “modest alimony” awarded by the district court was “an appropriate means of remedying the financial inequity created by the dissolution” of eighteen-year marriage
  • noting that in a marriage of long duration alimony is appropriate “especially where the disparity in earning capacity has been great”
  • stating an award of attorney fees is “based on the parties’ respective abilities to pay”

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Judges: Harris, Carter, Lavorato, Neuman, Andreasen

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