Kaitlyn Marie Richter
v.
Andrew Michael Briggs
Appellee
Kaitlyn Marie Richter
Appellant
Andrew Michael Briggs
Attorneys for the Appellee
John J. Wood
Kate B. Mitchell
Attorney for the Appellant
Kevin D. Engels
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Bremer County, Christopher Foy, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., and Buller and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, P.J. (6 pages)
Andrew Briggs appeals from a district court modification order that placed his child in the physical care of the child’s mother, Kaitlyn Richter. Andrew agrees that there has been a material and substantial change in circumstances to warrant a change from a joint physical care arrangement to placement of the child in the physical care of one of her parents. He argues the district court should have placed the child in his physical care instead of Kaitlyn’s. Kaitlyn requests Andrew be ordered to pay her appellate attorney fees. OPINION HOLDS: Kaitlyn’s flexible work schedule is more conducive to caring for the child day-to-day than Andrew’s second-shift work schedule. We affirm the district court’s decision to place the child in Kaitlyn’s physical care. And we decline to award Kaitlyn appellate attorney fees.
