STATE EX REL. LARA v. LARA

No. 91-1351.

495 N.W.2d 719 (1993)

STATE of Iowa ex rel. Leah Christen Lara, Appellee, v. Jamie LARA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., John Parmeter, Deputy Atty. Gen., Robert R. Huibregtse, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Rhonda Fitchett, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Peter J. Leehey of Trevino, Leehey & Schnurr, Fort Dodge, for appellant.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, LAVORATO, NEUMAN, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

The question here is whether the child support obligation of a non-custodial parent should be reduced because that parent has substantial visitation with the child.

We believe the obligation should not be reduced. Accordingly, we vacate the court of appeals decision and affirm the district court ruling.

I. Background facts and proceedings. Respondent James Lara (Jamie) and Stephanie Lundberg (Stephanie) are the parents...

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