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Case No. 23-1703

Jonathan Tracy Meador
v.
Di Lu

Appellant

Jonathan Tracy Meador

Appellee

Di Lu

Attorney for the Appellant

Mark R. Hinshaw

Attorney for the Appellee

Jonathan M. Causey

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1703
Date Published:
Aug 07, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David Nelmark, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ.  Opinion by Greer, J.   (7 pages)

            After concluding it lacked subject matter jurisdiction when it entered a 2020 custody order regarding N.G.M., the child of Jonathan Meador and Di Lu, the district court vacated the 2020 order.  Jonathan appeals, arguing the district court misapplied Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure 1.1012 and 1.1013; he suggests rule 1.1012 is the only mechanism by which the district court may vacate the 2020 order.  OPINION HOLDS:         Because Jonathan does not challenge the district court’s conclusion that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to enter the 2020 custody order, and because a ruling entered without subject matter jurisdiction is void and must be vacated, we affirm.

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