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Case No. 22-2009

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In re the Marriage of Gilo and Louch

Kwot Omot Gilo, Petitioner-Appellant

Ariat Okuri Louch, Respondent-Appellee

Attorney for Appellant

P. Shawn McCann

Attorney for Appellee

Erin O. Planalp

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-2009
Date Published:
Sep 27, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Craig M. Dreismeier, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Greer, P.J., and Schumacher and Badding, JJ.  Opinion by Greer, P.J.  (11 pages)

            Kwot Gilo appeals the dissolution degree awarding physical care of a minor son to Ariat Louch.  OPINION HOLDS: In spite of her lower level of English skills, Ariat’s history as the child’s caretaker as well as his best interests and Kwot’s history of domestic abuse support her retaining physical care of the child, and we affirm.

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