Austin Patrick Shephard
v.
Breck Christina Briley
Appellee
Austin Patrick Shephard
Appellant
Breck Christina Briley
Attorney for the Appellee
Andrew B. Howie
Attorney for the Appellant
Robb D. Goedicke
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Robert B. Hanson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Schumacher and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Langholz, J. (8 pages)
Breck Briley appeals from an order modifying the placement of the parties’ only child from her physical care to the care of the child’s father, Austin Shepherd. She also tries to appeal an award of trial attorney fees, and Shepherd requests appellate attorney fees. OPINION HOLDS: Giving the district court’s factual findings the weight they deserve, we agree that placing the child with Shepherd is in the child’s best interests—particularly his interest in being supported to have a relationship with both parents. Briley’s attempted challenge to the attorney-fee award is not properly before us because the district court did not make a final attorney-fee award in the only order that Briley appealed. And we decline Shepherd’s request for appellate attorney fees.
