IN RE MARRIAGE OF GARRETSON

No. 91-997.

487 N.W.2d 366 (1992)

In re the MARRIAGE of Dwight O. GARRETSON Jacquelinn Garretson. Upon the Petition of Dwight O. Garretson, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning Jacquelinn Garretson, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

May 28, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Reedy, Council Bluffs, for appellant.

Matt Walsh, Council Bluffs, for appellee.

Considered by SCHLEGEL, P.J., and SACKETT and HABHAB, JJ.


SACKETT, Judge.

This appeal challenges the trial court's jurisdiction to modify a dissolution decree. The basis of the appeal is the trial court did not have personal jurisdiction over petitioner-appellant Dwight O. Garretson when it modified his dissolution decree. We find the trial court did not have personal jurisdiction when it modified the dissolution decree. We reverse the trial court and vacate the order modifying the dissolution decree.

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