In re the Marriage of Stewart
Angela M. Stewart, Petitioner-Appellee,
Nathan D. Stewart, Respondent-Appellant.
Attorney for Appellant
Stephen Babe and Marcy Lundberg
Attorney for Appellee
Andrew B. Howie
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Grundy County, Linda M. Fangman, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Langholz and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Sandy, J. (16 pages)
Nathan Stewart appeals from the district court’s partial decree dissolving his marriage with Angela Stewart, as well as its subsequent ruling on his motion to reconsider, enlarge, or amend. Nathan contests the district court’s award of spousal support and vehicles to Angela, various marital property determinations and valuations, tax liability determination on a loan taken out by Nathan, property equalization amount and payment terms, and award to Angela of a post-secondary-education subsidy. OPINION HOLDS: Although we agree with Nathan that the $200,000 tax loan is a marital liability, we decline to make Angela responsible for paying any portion of the tax loan. We modify the postsecondary-education-subsidy portion of the decree to be consistent with Iowa Code sections 598.21F and 598.1(8) (2024). We accordingly remand to the district court for entry of an order consistent with this opinion. We affirm the district court’s decree in all other respects.
