In re the Marriage of Mordini
Nichole Miras Mordini, Petitioner-Appellee,
John Len Mordini, Respondent-Appellant.
Attorney for Appellant
John L. Mordini, self-represented
Attorney for Appellee
Lora L. McCollom
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Christopher Kemp, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Greer and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (16 pages)
John Mordini appeals the decree dissolving his marriage to Nichole (Nikki) Miras Mordini. He argues (1) he should have been awarded traditional spousal support because the parties were married more than twenty years and have a large discrepancy in annual income; (2) he should be awarded half the value of Nikki’s retirement accounts; (3) debts he incurred in the lead-up to the dissolution trial should have been considered marital and divided between the two parties; and (4) “errors of law at trial and bias by the [district court] evidenced in the . . . decree of dissolution of marriage violated his due process rights and prevented him from receiving an equitable proceeding.” Nikki asks that we affirm the dissolution decree and award her $15,000 in appellate attorney fees. OPINION HOLDS: First, we deny Nikki’s motion to strike portions of John’s appellate brief. Following our review of the dissolution proceedings, we affirm the district court’s decree and decline award appellate attorneys.
