In re Marriage of Nimrick
Stephanie Nimrick, n/k/a Stephanie Troutwine, Petitioner-Appellee
Victor Nimrick, Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
Austin J. McMahon
Attorney for Appellee
Melissa M. Lien
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Linda M. Fangman, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED AND REMANDED. Considered by Ahlers, P.J., and Badding and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Buller, J. (27 pages)
Victor Nimrick appeals from a dissolution decree dissolving his marriage to Stephanie Nimrick. He challenges the decree’s protective order restricting his contact with Stephanie, a social-media restriction, the determination placing sole legal custody of three minor children with Stephanie, the physical-care and visitation provisions, the child-support calculation, and the award of attorney fees and related enforcement mechanism. OPINION HOLDS: We modify the social‑media restriction to ensure Victor retains his free-speech rights by having a forum in which he can express derogatory comments about Stephanie if there is no reasonable probability the children will be exposed to or otherwise affected by the comments. We remand with directions for the district court to enter an order consistent with that holding. And we otherwise affirm the decree in its entirety.
