IN RE MARRIAGE OF SISSON

No. 12-1023.

843 N.W.2d 866 (2014)

In re The MARRIAGE OF Travis SISSON and Alfronia Sisson. Upon the Petition of Travis Sisson, Appellant, and Concerning Alfronia Sisson, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Howie of Hudson, Mallaney, Shindler & Anderson, P.C., West Des Moines, for appellant.

Eric G. Borseth of Borseth Law Office, Altoona, for appellee.


CADY, Chief Justice.

In this appeal and cross-appeal from an order by the district court that modified the spousal support terms of a decree for dissolution of marriage, we primarily consider the sufficiency of a request by a former spouse, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer after the divorce, to modify the spousal support provisions of the decree to increase the amount and duration of support. On our review, we vacate the decision of the court of appeals and...

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