In re the Marriage of Sondgeroth
Linnette Sondgeroth, Petitioner-Appellant,
Robert Sondgeroth, Respondent-Appellee.
Attorney for Appellant
Andrew B. Howie
Attorney for Appellee
Vicki R. Copeland
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Greene County, Kurt J. Stoebe, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Langholz and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (12 pages)
Linnette Sondgeroth challenges the property-division and attorney-fee provisions of the decree dissolving her marriage to Robert Sondgeroth. Her central focus is to regain the inheritance monies she received in 2012 as a part of the property division. Linnette also argues that the district court abused its discretion when it did not order Robert to pay her trial attorney fees and asks us to order Robert to pay her appellate attorney fees. OPINION HOLDS: We modify the decree to award Linnette all of her IPERS pension. The district court did not abuse its discretion when it ordered the parties to pay their own legal fees, and we do not award appellate attorney fees. We affirm the decree as modified.
