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Robyn Brown
v.
Layne Irwin
Appellant
Robyn Brown
Appellee
Layne Irwin
Attorney for the Appellant
Robert S. Gallagher and Peter G. Gierut
Attorney for the Appellee
Jennie L. Clausen and Ryan M. Beckenbaugh
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Muscatine County, Thomas G. Reidel, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED AND REMANDED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Bower and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by McDonald, J. (9 pages)
A mother, Robyn Brown, appeals from a decree establishing paternity, custody, and support of her child. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the establishment of paternity in Layne Irwin. We modify the district court's award of joint physical care and award physical care to Brown and liberal visitation to Irwin. We award Brown child support and attorney's fees. We remand to the district court to calculate child support and determine a visitation schedule.