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IN RE MARRIAGE OF FRANCIS

No. 88-1188.

442 N.W.2d 59 (1989)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Thomas August FRANCIS and Diana Mora Francis, Upon the Petition of Thomas August Francis, Appellant, and Diana Mora Francis, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce L. Walker of Phelan, Tucker, Boyle & Mullen, Iowa City, for appellant.

C. Peter Hayek of Hayek, Hayek & Holland, Iowa City, for appellee.

Considered en banc.

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal involves the thorny economic issues surrounding what has come to be called the "advanced degree/divorce decree"1 dissolution of marriage action.

On the day he was admitted to medical school, appellant Thomas Francis proposed marriage to appellee Diana Mora Francis. Like countless couples before them, they pledged to one another their support and commitment to a shared future. Six years and two children...

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