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In re Marriage of Sanders
Ellen M. Sanders, n/k/a Ellen M. Nolte, Petitioner-Appellee
William G. Sanders, Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
William W. Graham (until withdrawal)
William G. Sanders, self-represented
Attorney for Appellee
Christopher B. Coppola
Jennifer H. De Kock
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Sarah Crane and Jeanie Vaudt, Judges. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Badding and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (17 pages)
A husband appeals the decree dissolving his marriage, arguing the district court erred in (1) finding a premarital agreement between the parties unenforceable, (2) treating his inherited assets as marital property, (3) requiring him to be partially responsible for debt under a home equity line of credit, (4) conditioning the duration of his obligation to pay his wife’s health insurance expenses on whether he exercised his right to appeal, and (5) awarding his wife trial attorney fees. The wife requests an award of appellate attorney fees. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court on all issues except the award of trial attorney fees. Because those fees were not supported by an itemization, we modify the decree to vacate the award and remand for reconsideration of trial attorney fees consistent with this opinion, together with the wife’s request for appellate attorney fees.