Colin Shawn Hall
v.
Jena Joann Weissenburger
Appellant
Colin Shawn Hall
Appellee
Jena Joann Weissenburger
Attorney for the Appellant
Andrea M. Flanagan
Attorney for the Appellee
Delaney J. Kozlowski
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Warren County, Richard B. Clogg, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, P.J. (11 pages)
Colin Hall appeals the district court order on custody, visitation, and support for his child with his former girlfriend, Jena Weissenburger. He claims the court should have ordered joint physical care of their child, R.J.W. He also challenges several provisions of the court’s order on visitation. Finally, he appeals the court’s order providing Jena the ability to claim R.J.W. as a dependent for tax purposes for four consecutive years. OPINION HOLDS: We find awarding Jena physical care of R.J.W. is in the child’s best interests. The court’s order on the visitation schedule, except for summer visitation, is equitable. The court should not have deviated from the parties’ stipulation on summer visitation. And permitting Jena the ability to claim the child as a dependent for four consecutive years is inequitable. We deny Jena’s request for appellate attorney fees. We affirm as modified.
