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Melvin Themous Hardgraves
v.
Ica Goulette
Appellant
Melvin Themous Hardgraves
Appellee
Ica Goulette
Attorney for the Appellant
John S. Moeller
Attorney for the Appellee
Nick E. Wingert
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Jeffrey A. Neary, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., Langholz, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Langholz, J. (6 pages)
Melvin Hardgraves appeals from the denial of his petition to modify a custody order to obtain physical care of his eight-year-old daughter, who is currently placed in the care of her mother, Ica Goulette. OPINION HOLDS: Hardgraves has not met his heavy burden to show a substantial change in circumstances warranting modification of the current physical-care order. We thus affirm the district court’s denial of his modification petition. We also deny Goulette’s request for appellate attorney fees.
