· 9/4/2003
In Re the Marriage of Rosenfeld
Citations
- 668 N.W.2d 840
- 2003 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 165
- 2003 WL 22053003
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- stating rule under analogous attorney fee statute, Iowa Code section 598.36 (citing In re Marriage of Maher, 596 N.W.2d 561, 568 (Iowa 1999))
- declining to disturb a fee award to the prevailing party in the absent record evidence of an abuse of discretion
- funds gifted to student under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) sufficient to cover costs of her college education
- “Iowa Code section 598.21(5A) is nevertheless applicable because the court did not fix college expenses prior to the enactment of [section] 598.21(5A).” (Citation and footnote omitted.)
- “As a general rule in Iowa, . . . attorney fees are not allowed in the absence of a statute or contract authorizing such an award.”
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Judges: Streit, Lavorato
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