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IN RE MARRIAGE OF BOLSON

No. 88-566.

440 N.W.2d 380 (1989)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Ruth Marie BOLSON and Kenneth Bolson, Jr. Upon the Petition of Ruth Marie Bolson, Appellee, And Concerning Kenneth Bolson, Jr., Respondent, Kenneth Bolson, Sr., and Grace Bolson, Paternal Grandparents-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 17, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew P. Nelson of Meyer, Lorentzen & Nelson, Decorah, for appellants.

Marion L. Beatty of Miller, Pearson, Gloe, Burns, Beatty & Cowie, P.C., Decorah, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

An Iowa statute authorizes attorney fee awards to the prevailing party in a proceeding to modify a dissolution of marriage decree. The question here is whether a petition for visitation by grandparents qualifies as such an application. The trial court determined these grandparents had in fact applied to modify the decree. Attorney fees were awarded in favor of counsel for their former daughter-in-law. We affirm.

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