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IN RE MARRIAGE OF GIBSON

No. 66929.

320 N.W.2d 822 (1982)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Clarissa Marie GIBSON and James Edward Gibson. Upon the Petition of Clarissa Marie Gibson, Appellant, and concerning James Edward Gibson, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Hall, Ankeny, for appellant.

Timothy Pearson, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and HARRIS, ALLBEE, McGIVERIN, and SCHULTZ, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

This appeal turns on the meaning of the term "cohabitation" as it appears in a dissolution of marriage decree. We frequently see dissolution decrees in which the parties' residence, or a right to occupy it, is awarded to one party with a reservation or lien in the other. The reservations take many forms. Often enjoyment of the property is terminated on certain named occurrences. The decree here, after awarding the residence to petitioner, provided...

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