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IN RE MARRIAGE OF SOJKA

No. 98-2066.

611 N.W.2d 503 (2000)

In re The MARRIAGE OF Patricia Lynn SOJKA and James Leo Sojka. Upon the Petition of Patricia Lynn Sojka n/k/a Patricia Lynn Robison, Appellant, and Concerning James Leo Sojka, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas L. Tindal of Tindal, Erdahl, Goddard & Nestor, Washington, for appellant.

Leslie D. Lamping of Day, Meeker, Lamping & Schlegel, Washington, for appellee.

Considered en banc.

NEUMAN, Justice.

This is an action to modify the child support provisions of the parties' dissolution of marriage decree. The issue is whether Iowa Code section 598.21(5A) (Supp.1997), which limits a divorced parent's financial obligation to college-age children, applies to a decree that predates its enactment. The district court, relying on In re Marriage of Griffin, 570 N.W.2d 258 (Iowa App.1997), granted the modification...

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