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In re Marriage of Godbolt
Heather Baxter Godbolt, Petitioner-Appellee
Elijah Godbolt, Jr., Respondent-Appellant
Attorneys for Appellant
Mark D. Fisher
Alexander S. Momany
Attorney for Appellee
Abigail L. Brown
Attorney for Minor Children
Christine Boyer
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Chad A. Kepros, Judge. AFFIRMED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Heard by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (21 pages)
Elijah Godbolt Jr. appeals the economic provisions in the parties’ dissolution decree. OPINION HOLDS: We find the district court properly determined Elijah’s earning capacity. We affirm the court’s amount and duration of his spousal support and Elijah’s child support obligations. We also find the court properly set out a visitation schedule for the parties. We affirm the court’s division of marital property. In addition, we affirm the court’s decision ordering Elijah to pay Heather Godbolt’s trial attorney fees. We find Heather is entitled to appellate attorney fees and remand to the district court to determine a reasonable award of appellate attorney fees.
