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In re the Marriage of Semerad
Cassie Rowan Semerad n/k/a Cassie Jordan, Petitioner-Appellant
Austin Joseph Semerad, Respondent-Appellee
Attorney for Appellant
Cynthia Ann Bahls
Attorney for Appellee
Austin Joseph Semerad, pro se
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Randy V. Hefner, Judge. AFFIRMED IN PART, MODIFIED IN PART, AND REMANDED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and May and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Bower, C.J. (12 pages)
Cassie Semarad, now Cassie Jordan, appeals from the order modifying the decree dissolving her marriage to Austin Semerad. Cassie argues the court’s ruling, which modified not only the visitation provisions of the decree but also the child-support and legal-custody provisions, went beyond the relief requested by either party. She also challenges the visitation graduated timeline and the amount of child support ordered. OPINION HOLDS: We strike the provision concerning legal custody, affirm the court’s graduated visitation ruling, and remand for necessary child support findings.
