In re the Marriage of Barnhouse
Lynne B. Barnhouse, Petitioner-Appellee
Joel P. Barnhouse, Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
James V. McKinney
Attorney for Appellee
Jason S. Rieper
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Thomas P. Murphy, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED. Heard by Bower, C.J., and May and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (15 pages)
Joel Barnhouse appeals from the decree dissolving his marriage to Lynne Barnhouse. He argues the court should have set aside his gifted and premarital property before dividing the remaining property between the parties. OPINION HOLDS: We find that some of the realty should be excluded from marital property, and we modify the equalization payment to Lynne. We otherwise affirm the district court, including the award of spousal support to Lynne. We also deny Lynee’s request for appellate attorney fees.
