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Case No. 19-0623

In re the Marriage of Minjares Simental

Maria Minjares, n/k/a Maria Socorro, Petitioner-Appellee

Rogelio Minjares Simental, Respondent-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant

Melissa A. Nine

Attorney for Appellee

Reyne L. See

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
19-0623
Date Published:
Dec 18, 2019
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, John J. Haney, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ.  Opinion by Doyle, P.J.  (5 pages)

            Rogelio Minjares Simental appeals the denial of his petition to modify the child custody provisions of the decree dissolving his marriage to Maria Socorro Minjares.  OPINION HOLDS: Because there has not been a substantial change in circumstances that was not within the contemplation of the court when it entered the dissolution decree, we affirm the denial of the petition to modify.  We award Maria her appellate attorney fees.

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