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IN RE MARRIAGE OF MORTON

No. 3-58887.

244 N.W.2d 819 (1976)

IN re the MARRIAGE OF Danny Lee MORTON and Linda Lou Morton. Upon the Petition of Danny Lee Morton, Appellee, and concerning Linda Lou Morton, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Frederick Matthias, of Matthias, Tyler, Levin & Nuzum, Newton, for appellant.

Ed Skinner, of Irish, Skinner & Wieslander, Altoona, for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C.J., and MASON, RAWLINGS, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

The mother appeals from an order changing custody of a minor child to the father. We reverse the trial court and remand the case for an order continuing custody in the mother.

Danny Lee Morton (Danny) and Linda Lou Morton (Linda) were married April 15, 1972. Linda was 16 at the time. A daughter, Stacy, was born to the couple on October 25, 1972. The marriage was dissolved by decree entered September 24, 1974. The decree gave custody of Stacy...

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