LONNING v. LONNING

No. 55200.

199 N.W.2d 60 (1972)

Mary Jean LONNING, Appellant, v. Richard Craig LONNING, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. R. McManus, Des Moines, for appellant.

Frank W. Davis and Berry O. Burt, Des Moines, for appellee.


REYNOLDSON, Justice.

At issue in this case is trial court's jurisdiction to modify a divorce decree, transferring custody of two small children to their father and terminating his obligation to pay child support.

These parties were divorced May 29, 1969, in Polk County District Court. The mother was awarded custody of the children and moved with them to Colorado. Visitation rights were granted the father.

On August 6, 1970, when the children were with...

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