In re the Marriage of Carter
Jessie Kate Carter, Petitioner-Appellant
Jared LeGrand Carter, Respondent-Appellee
Attorney for Appellant
David L. Jungmann
Attorney for Appellee
Jamie Hunter
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Union County, Dustria A. Relph, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Mullins and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (12 pages)
Jessie Carter appeals the district court’s decree dissolving her marriage to Jared Carter. OPINION HOLDS: We find the district court’s findings on the award of shared physical care to be thorough and well-written and agree with the court’s conclusions. We also find the district court’s decision to not award spousal support to be equitable. We further find the district court did not abuse its discretion in its award of attorney fees to Jessie. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s decisions on shared care, spousal support, and attorney fees. Given the parties’ economic positions and the significant disparity in income, equity requires Jared pay seventy-five percent of the children’s educational and extracurricular-activity expenses and Jessie pay twenty-five percent. We modify the dissolution decree to require the parties to pay the expenses in accordance with those percentages. Considering the parties’ economic positions and the minor modification in Jessie’s favor, Jared shall pay $1000.00 toward Jessie’s appellate attorney fees. Costs on appeal shall be assessed one-half to each party.
