Jeremy J. Bowman
v.
Denyel L. Doughman, a/k/a Denyel L. Jones
Appellant
Jeremy J. Bowman
Appellee
Denyel L. Doughman, a/k/a Denyel L. Jones
Attorney for the Appellant
Stephan Babe
Attorney for the Appellee
J. Joseph Narmi and Tricia Scheinost (until withdrawal)
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, James S. Heckerman, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (11 pages)
Denyel Jones and Jeremy Bowman are the never-married parents of one child. After Denyel moved with the child to Arizona, Jeremy asked the court to award the parents joint legal custody and to give him physical care of the child. The district court gave Denyel physical care, which Jeremy appeals. Each parent asks for appellate attorney fees. OPINION HOLDS: We give Jeremy physical care of the child; we decline to award either parent appellate attorney fees. We remand to the district court to determine Denyel’s child-support obligation consistent with the change in physical care.
