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· 9/21/1983

In Re the Marriage of Weidner

Citations

  • 338 N.W.2d 351
  • 1983 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1675

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding joint custody not likely to be successful when parents were “unable adequately to communicate with each other regarding their children’s needs”
  • concluding the parents’ mutual mistrust and dislike of one another “wreaked havoc 16 in the lives of the parents and, more importantly, the day-to-day lives of their children”
  • focusing on the importance of stability in the lives of young children
  • “Prior cases have little precedential value; we must base our decision primarily on the particular circumstances of the parties in this case.”

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Judges: Reynoldson, Uhlenhopp, McGiverin, Larson, Wolle

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