In re Marriage of Greenfield
Trenton James Greenfield, Petitioner-Appellee
Haley Marie Greenfield, Respondent-Appellant
Attorneys for Appellant
Ryan J. Baumgartner
Elizabeth S. Longcor
Attorney for Appellee
Jason Springer
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Patrick D. Smith, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Ahlers, P.J., and Badding and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (10 pages)
A mother appeals a dissolution decree placing the parties’ children in their joint physical care, claiming the district court should not have: (1) overlooked her role as the children’s primary caregiver; (2) disregarded the parties’ inability to communicate and agree on daily matters; (3) ignored the father’s domestic abuse assault of her while the dissolution was pending; and (4) based its physical-care decision on “perceived fairness to the parties.” OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court’s decision, finding upon our de novo review of the record that joint physical care is in the children’s best interests.
