IN RE MARRIAGE OF O'BRIEN

No. 96-261.

565 N.W.2d 619 (1997)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Tracy Ann O'BRIEN and Bret Arthur O'Brien. Upon the Petition of Tracy Ann O'Brien n/k/a Tracy Ann Nees, Appellee, And Concerning Bret Arthur O'Brien, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Affeldt of Elderkin & Pirnie P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

William F. Olinger of William F. Olinger Law Firm, Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, NEUMAN, and TERNUS, JJ.


TERNUS, Justice.

In this case we must decide whether an obligor parent is entitled to a credit against her child support obligation for social security disability benefits paid to her child due to the disability of the parent's current husband, the child's stepfather. We agree with the district court's decision to allow such a credit and so affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

The record reveals no factual dispute. Appellee, Tracy...

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