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· 9/21/1983

In Re the Marriage of Frederici

Citations

  • 338 N.W.2d 156
  • 1983 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1680

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding once a physical care arrangement has been fixed, “it should be disturbed only for the most cogent reasons”
  • holding “[t]he changed circumstance must not have been contemplated by the court when the decree was entered”
  • explaining that the changed circumstances must not have been contemplated by the court when the decree was entered
  • stating modification of custody requires the applicant to establish a substantial change of circumstances, more or less permanent, related to the welfare of the child
  • considering if the parent intended to defeat visitation rights or interfere with the relationship between the other parent and the children
  • directing trial courts to consider custodial parent’s reason for moving, distance, comparative advantages and disadvantages of the new environment, and impact on the child

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Judges: Reynoldson, Harris, McCormick, Schultz, Carter

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