In re Marriage of Nelson
Kimberly J. Nelson, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant
Austin T. Nelson, Respondent-Appellant/Cross-Appellee
Attorneys for Appellant/Cross-Appellee
David N. Fautsch
Jason R. Smith
Benjamin Arato
Attorneys for Appellee/Cross-Appellant
Christopher B. Coppola
Jennifer H. De Kock
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Jeffrey D. Bert, Judge. AFFIRMED ON APPEAL; AFFIRMED ON CROSS-APPEAL. Heard by Tabor, C.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (29 pages)
Austin Nelson appeals, and Kimberly Nelson cross-appeals, the decree dissolving their marriage. Austin claims the district court erred in its award of sole legal custody of the parties’ two younger children to Kimberly, in its valuation of the parties’ closely held business, in its award of the business to Kimberly, and in its denial of his discovery requests of Kimberly’s work-related emails. Kimberly claims the court erred by failing to award her retroactive child support, by failing to order Austin to provide a “new in box” iPhone for the two younger children, by failing to order Austin to reimburse her for the children’s expenses within thirty days, by declining to credit her for fifty percent of Austin’s “undisclosed” income, and by failing to order Austin to pay all expenses “required to complete the tax filings for 2022 forward.” OPINION HOLDS: Upon review, we affirm on appeal and affirm on cross-appeal. We decline to award appellate attorney fees.
