In re the Marriage of Vanrenan
Amber Lou Vanrenan, Petitioner-Appellee
Dusty Jay Vanrenan, Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
Amanda Heims
Attorney for Appellee
Jon H. Johnson
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Fremont County, Michael Hooper, Judge. AFFIRMED AND REMANDED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (6 pages)
Dusty VanRenan appeals the child-custody provision of the decree dissolving his marriage to Amber VanRenan. He argues the district court should have either enforced the mediated parenting plan or awarded the parties shared physical care of the children. OPINION HOLDS: We agree with the district court that shared physical care is not in the best interest of the children and that deviation from the mediated parenting plan was, thus, warranted. The children are most likely to fulfill the statutory and common-law goals of health, physically and mentally, and social maturity in Amber’s care. Accordingly, we agree with the district court’s order awarding Amber physical care of the children. We remand to the district court for consideration of the appellate-attorney fee award.
