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In Re the Marriage of Mayfield
477 N.W.2d 859
Iowa Ct. App.
1991
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*1 аpplication assign- this applicant’s denying confession as to admission of that the not with ment is affirmed. manner was inconsistent this Thus, Kelly’s purpose- general his denials. appli- Disposition. III. We hold that confession, he ful of the which elicitation Jasper was not denied effective assist- cant during Jaspеr’s direct examina- said he did any respects pre- of counsel of the ance tion the State could have a chance before assign- served for this As to those during rebuttal, bring upit did not work properly ments of error which were not applicant’s prejudice. review, applicant may, fоr our preserved upon appropriate showing, pursue other Finally, assuming Jasper’s confes even 663A.8. remedies. See Code evidence, § sion not introduced into had been believe, of the we from our de novo review judgment of postconviction record, other that there was substantiаl is affirmed. presented evidence trial to DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS findings Jasper that had criminal court’s COURT AND JUDGMENT OF DISTRICT second-degree of a sexual abuse committed AFFIRMED. State, Kyle Accord v. child. (Iowa 1985) (assuming coun 562-64 suppression sel’s decision not seek ineffec

defendant’s confession constituted assistance, preju defendаnt not

tive was others); light of his statements to

diced Scurr, Thompson

see v. 668 F.2d also (8th Cir.1982), denied, cert. 459 U.S. In re the MARRIAGE OF Colette (1982)(failure 74 L.Ed.2d S.Ct. MAYFIELD and John object of trial counsel to to admission Mayfield. defendant’s confession did not constitute there was ineffective assistance because Upon the Petition independent of de considerable evidence Mayfield, Appellee, guilt). The consisted of fendant’s evidence detailing testimony of the victim Concerning Mayfield, And occurred; testimony of an illicit sex act Appellant. mother that the victim’s behav victim’s No. 90-1278. subsequent changed ior to the sex act go the victim was afraid to into the Appeals of Iowa. Court alone; testimony of a and the bedroom Sept. 24, 1991. corroborating that a friend of the victim testimony All sex occurred. of this act that Jas

supported the State’s assertions Jasper an illicit sex act. committed carry to show

thus has failed his burden that, ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍probability is a reasonable

that there errors, alleged for his counsel’s

but proceedings have of these would

result Whiteside, any differеnt. See Nix v. 988, L.Ed.2d 123 106 S.Ct. U.S.

(1986). agree postcon- summary, with the applicant not denied court that

viction Kelly’s

effective assistance counsel confes-

bringing applicant’s into evidence According- polygraphist

sion to the Holm. postconviction court

ly, judgment of the *2 Heninger Hen-

Thomas J. Pastrnak of & P.C., inger, Davenport, appellant. Carol Freeman and Maria Mihalakis A.H. Waterman, & Dav- Waterman of Lane enport, ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍appellee. OXBERGER, C.J., and

Considered DONIELSON and JJ. DONIELSON, Judge. Mayfield

Colеtte and John were married children, daugh- They in 1970. have two years old ters who were thirteen ten placed trial. The dissolution decree legal custody and in joint two children in primary physical The custo- Colette’s care. dy provisions of the decree are not chal- lenged on appeаl. trial, years forty-one old at private in- practice. gross His

dentist $100,000 year, generally come exceeds and his net income is between $60,000 per year.

Colette, trial, years forty-five old at has a However, degree counseling. master’s experi- relatively employment she had little during marriage. currently ence She counseling job pays holds which $22,000 per job year, expects but she trial, grant expires a federal gifts to terminate when Colette was able to trace these August expects 1991. She to have to and inheritances to obtained dur- job. ing marriage. take a cut order to find anоther The trial court set this aside to Colette. The district court directed John to *3 property, having that this placed support per child of month while $900 both joint tenancy gifted or to should have eligible per children are month $600 estate, been included in the thereby marital only eligible. one child remains The when $13,865 reducing the cash award to Colette. provided for automatic extensions of support Finally, child under Iowa Code section 598.- challenges alimony John his obli- 1(2) gation. argues the event either child attends alimony He the award of eligible support. and otherwise remains should be reduced in amount and duration. The court also directed John to maintain requests Colette attorney’s fees of long life insurance on himself for so as he for this required pay support.

is to child Scope equity I. Review. this ac- of The district court directed to tion, John our R.App. review is de novo. Iowa of month until thе $600 duty P. 4. We have a to examine the entire death of either or until Colette re- adjudicate rights record and anew on the marries or cohabits with another man. properly presented. issues Steenhoek, 448, (Iowa of The parties’ court awarded Colette the ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍1981). give weight findings We to the fact residence, $92,- which the court valued at court, especially of the trial when consider- However, subject 500. the home is to a ing credibility witnesses, the of but are not $74,000. mortgage debt of The court by 14(f)(7). R.App.P. bound them. Iowa practice, awarded John his dental which the parties agree $39,000. has a of value Co- Support. II.

lette Child was awarded investments of about $23,000, and John was awarded invest- support. A. Amount of as John $9,800. ments of Each was awarded setting serts that in support his child obli car, furnishings, a personal home ef- gation, improperly the trial court used Finally, fects. John was directed to gross profit John’s business rathеr than his $13,865. Colette a cash award of net It figure income. is not clear what designed equalize This cash award was to trial court used to calculate John’s “net assets, the division of net after Colette’s contemplated by Sup income” as the Child during marriage inheritances had been port Guidelines. It is also unclear which set aside to her. guidelines set of employed. the trial court appealed

John has from the John asserts the court should have used dissolution guidelines”, by the “old challenges sup- decree. John first his child established port obligation. argues Supreme Court’s Administrative the amount of Or obligаtion September support his der dated 1989. Colette ar excessive and is gues parameters properly that the court used by outside established the “new guidelines”, promulgated support guidelines. argues by child the Iowa John also Su preme provide that the decree should not Court on Octobеr 1990. support automatic extension of in the event October, 16, 1990, In its Administrative college. the children attend He asserts the Order, supreme court directed that the question college support premature guidelines new would not be effective until addition, this time. December 1990. The dissolution decree rеquired district court should not have him July in this case entered on 1990. life maintain insurance to secure his Therefore, guidelines the old were still in support obligation. child by effect and should have been used challenges prop- support John also the division of trial court to establish John’s child erty. obligation. He asserts that Colette obtained cer- express trial court did not gift tain and inheritance. At which set of it used. leading diploma study high a school average of

The trial court found regularly equivalent, attending a income or its or years of taxable John’s last two training $58,481.50. proper is a ei- believe this We course vocational-technical be pro- regular to assess his a school part from which ther as standard obligation. also that Co- gram special arrangements We or under month, $1,000 per needs; person’s income exceeds adapted lette’s the individual record, is, faith, from our exаmination good a full-time student or well over earning capacity is her college, university, community believe col- or $1,000 per month. accepted or for admission lege; has been community or college, university, to a fig- guidelines to these Applying the old *4 regular term has not college and the next ures, obligation to support we John’s begun; any age of who is yet or child while two approximately per month $764 be parties to the dependent on the dissolu- support. The trial eligible are for children physical of or proceedings tion because per month pay $900 to court directed John disability. mental justify the We cannot for children. two per The trial court month award. $900 court, in provision the trial This allows departure from the gave reason for a no discretion, support to continued its order no we find support guidelines, and child through college under certain circum- disparity be- рroper explanation for Vrban, Marriage stances. In re of and those of the calculations tween our (Iowa 1980). Three N.W.2d remand this matter trial court. must We guide to in Vrban factors were set out for a determination to the trial court of its discretion. trial court in the exercise obligation consistent support child John’s (1) the fi- factors include: See id. These applying .guide- guidelines. In with the (2) parent, condition of the abili- nancial lines, net John’s the trial court should use work, (3) ty of the child to handle in- his “net income to calculate business (4) whether the child is age, the child’s tri- support purposes. The come” for child self-sustaining. See id. old court should use the al that, although argues the trial support obligation be- calculate John’s continue au- provided support court would 24, 1990, July and December tween tomatically, implicit it is in the trial court’s Payments on or after Decem- 1990. made only will continue if suppоrt order that the 31,1990, using the should be calculated ber in enumerated section 598.- the conditions guidelines. new 1(2) Essentially, Colette have been met. Next, support. Continuation of B. has argues the trial court shifted that support the child should John asserts modifying the decree to John burden automatically ordered tо continue not be support is should he find continued unwar- age eigh reached after the children have college age. as reach ranted the children not argues support should contin teen. He merely subject, On this the decree states Code until the criteria set out ue month for payments per “These two [$900 598.1(2) met. have been Whether section children, for month are $600 one] have met cannot be these criteria automatically pursuant to Sec- continued age reach until the children established 598.1(2).” provision tion We believe Therefore, contends, the eighteen. support premature. is The to continue sup continuing award of child trial court’s trial, children, ten and thirteen at are too erroneously premature. port properly apply young for the trial court to 598.1(2) (1991) states section Iowa Code the four Vrban factors. part: pertinent in payable obligations may in- C. Life to chil support] The insurance [child Finally, John dren. trial support clude child who between eighteen twenty-two improperly ordered him maintain a ages on attending policy ac- life insurance himself. con years regularly an who is that, subject he is pursuance of a tends to F.I.C.A. credited school course because withholding, required proper he should not be method of division has nevertheless carry policy payable a life insurance to his outcome, rendered equitable an we find argu- minor children. of this this matter must be remanded to the trial ment, upon expansive John relies reаd- proper court for a division of the assets. ing of In Marriage Jennings, re Alimony. IV. di (Iowa App.1990). Jennings, N.W.2d 284 vision and the award of must be requirement struck a we a decree which together considered evaluating their indi carry ordered one in life sufficiency; vidual they are neither made payable party. insurаnce to the other subject nor to evaluation isolation from because, N.W.2d at 288. We did so under one another. Griffin, case, particular circumstances of the (Iowa App.1984). requirement ineq- found the we to be Therefore, because we must remand the Jennings uitable. does not conflict with provisions decree, other economic of the Supreme the Iowa Court’s Stackhouse v. must also alimony. remand the issue of decision, in Russell which the court held provision in that a a dissolution decree or- Appellate V. Attorney Fees. An dering one to maintain a life insur- *5 attorney award of fees is not a matter of policy payable ance to the children or the right, but rests within the court’s discretion Stackhouse, spouse former is enforceable. parties’ positions. and the financial re In 124, (Iowa 1989). 447 N.W.2d Kern, Marriage 408 N.W.2d type, precedent As in all cases of this (Iowa App.1987). We are to consider the value, of little and our decisions must ulti- needs of party making request, the mately depend upon particular facts of ability pay, of the other and Kehrli, this case. Marriage In re party making request whether the (Iowa 1976). N.W.2d Under the obligated to defend the trial court’s deci case, cirсumstances of the instant we find Castle, ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍sion on the trial court’s order that John maintain (Iowa App.1981). policy payable his life insurance to the chil- responsible Each shall be for his or equitable. dren is appellate attorney Similarly, her own fees. John, Property III. Division. appeal equally the сosts of this are taxed next, challenges the trial court’s division of parties. between the couple’s property. agrees Colette stated, judgment For all the reasons the manner in which the trial court divided affirmed, of the district court is and the gifted property the inherited and had been division, suppоrt, property issues of child prohibited by In re Marriage Sparks, alimony are remanded. We do not (Iowa App.1982). 323 N.W.2d 264 jurisdiction retain of this case. Sparks, we held that the trial court had AFFIRMED AND REMANDED. employed improper property method of parties’ division when it added the marital OXBERGER, C.J., concurs. together, and inherited assets subtracted operating the debts and losses of both SACKETT, J., dissents. figure, arrive at a net asset and then sub (dissenting). Judge tracted the value of the inherited figure from the net asset to arrive at a net I sup- dissent. I would affirm the child figure. marital assets id. at 267. See port I award. have assessed the award The trial сourt in this support guidelines adopted case has erred under the child parties property. ap- its division of the It on October 1990 and effective Decem- pears reading 31,1990. from our of the trial court’s ber These are decree that the court failed apply. appealing to first set wе I find that any gifted party, aside or inherited be- has not been ordered to distributing fore the marital debts and as- in excess of what he would be sets. guidelines. While asserts that the im- ordered to under those property division affirm the

I also would question award. they equitable. I they were

whether I affirm in total.

were. would re the MARRIAGE OF Paula Marie Tеrry Lee Fuchser.

FUCHSER

Upon Petition of Paula Marie

Fuchser, Appellee, Concerning Terry Lee

And

Fuchser, Appellant.

No. 90-1384. Appeals of Iowa.

Court

Sept. 24, 1991. Firm, Conroy Law of Kraschel

Susan M. Bluffs, P.C., appellant. Council Winter, Bluffs, for Michael J. Council appellee. C.J., OXBERGER,

Considered JJ. DONIELSON OXBERGER, Judge. Chief Terry Fuchser is a lieutenant colonel Lee joined States Air Force. the United 14, 1974, the service ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍1971. On June serving he as a lieuten- while was second ant, complet- he Paula had married.Paula. from degree ed her bachelor’s education

Case Details

Case Name: In Re the Marriage of Mayfield
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Iowa
Date Published: Sep 24, 1991
Citation: 477 N.W.2d 859
Docket Number: 90-1278
Court Abbreviation: Iowa Ct. App.
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