· 6/26/1974
In Re the Marriage of Bowen
Citations
- 219 N.W.2d 683
- 1974 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1045
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- abandoning inference children are better served by awarding custody to their mothers instead of their fathers
- abandoning inference that children are better served by placing custody with mothers instead of fathers
- in marriage dissolution, the inference that the best interests of young children are served if custody is awarded to their mother instead of their father is not justified and hence abandoned
- in marriage dissolution, the inference that the best interests of young children are served if custody is awarded to their mother instead of their father is not justified and hence abandoned
- abandoning preference for mothers in custody determinations
- abandoning preference for mothers in custody determinations
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Judges: McCormick, Moore, Mason, Rees, Reynoldson, Me-Cormick
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