Iowa Family Law

"Legal news, court decisions, and information on Iowa family law."

Author: Alexander Rhoads practices at the Des Moines law firm of Babich, Goldman, Cashatt & Renzo, P.C., "primarily in Iowa family and domestic relations law at both the trial and appellate levels in central Iowa."

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Recent Posts from Iowa Family Law

Increased Filing Fees
The Iowa Legislature recently approved a bill containing substantial increases in state court filing fees. The bill has been sent to the Governor for his signature, which is expected, and the increases will become effective…
No Absolute Right to Children's Medical/Therapy Records
Today's Iowa Supreme Court decision in Harder v. Anderson, Arnold, Arnold, Dicket Jensen Gullickson and Sanger, L.L.P. et al, available online here, holds that parents who are joint legal custodians do not have an absolute…
Varnum v. Brien: Iowa "Same-Sex" Marriage Decision - Affirmed
The Iowa Supreme Court has issued a unanimous decision affirming the district court's ruling in Varnum v. Brien, the case that challenged the Iowa statutory definition of marriage. The Court's lengthy opinion is available here…
Iowa to Adopt Income Shares Model for Child Support
The Iowa Supreme Court is likely to adopt new child support guidelines that will be effective July 1, 2009. Iowa will adopt a variant of the "income shares" method of calculating support. More on this…
Madonna's 12 Visitation Rules
According to various news reports: Madonna sent 12 Rules of Visitation to Guy Ritchie. It appears that something else may be in that Kabbalah water she's drinking: According to a text photo at Daily Mail.com,…
Connecticut Supreme Court Decision Granting Same-Sex Marriage
The Connecticut Supreme Court has issued a decision (PDF here) holding that a separate-but-equal civil union scheme is a violation of the Connecticut state constitution's equal protection rights. An excerpt of the opinion: The characteristic…
U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Certiorari in QDRO Case
The United States Supreme Court accepted certiorari in the 5th Circuit case of Kennedy v. E.I. Dupont, 497 F.3d 426 (5th Cir. 2007). The issue the Court will consider is limited to whether a Qualified…
Iowa Court of Appeals Decisions for February 13, 2008
Selected family law decisions from the Iowa Court of Appeals issued February 13, 2008, are available here. No Chapter 232 termination of parental rights decisions are included.
Marriage Tames Geniuses and Criminals
Satoshi Kanazawa, a psychologist at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, compiled a database of the biographies of 280 great scientists, noting their age at the time when they made their greatest work. ...The…
Iowa Court of Appeals Decisions for January 16, 2008
The first set of 2008 selected family law decisions from the Iowa Court of Appeals is available here. No Chapter 232 termination of parental rights decisions are included.