In re the Marriage of Whalen
Douglas Whalen, Jr., Petitioner-Appellee
Morgan Whalen, Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
Michael J. McCarthy
Attorney for Appellee
Peter G. Gierut and Robert S. Gallagher
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-0573
Date Published:
Apr 03, 2019
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Stuart P. Werling, Judge. ORDER VACATED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (9 pages)
Morgan Whalen appeals the district court ruling granting Douglas Whalen’s motion to reconsider provisions of the parties’ dissolution decree. OPINION HOLDS: Because the court’s order did not constitute a proper nunc pro tunc order, the district court lacked jurisdiction to grant Douglas’s untimely posttrial motion, and we reverse and vacate the district court’s