Story City Divorce Lawyer, Iowa


Includes: Alimony & Spousal Support

Eric R. Bidwell

Alimony & Spousal Support, Bad Faith Insurance, Bankruptcy Litigation, Bankruptcy
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Derek Johnson

Social Security -- Disability, Family Law, Divorce, DUI-DWI
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Gilbert Raymond Caldwell

Landlord-Tenant, State Government, Municipal, Workers' Compensation, Divorce
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LEGAL TERMS

ZONING

The laws dividing cities into different areas according to use, from single-family residences to industrial plants. Zoning ordinances control the size, location... (more...)
The laws dividing cities into different areas according to use, from single-family residences to industrial plants. Zoning ordinances control the size, location, and use of buildings within these different areas.

STEPCHILD

A child born to your spouse before your marriage whom you have not legally adopted. If you adopt the child, he or she is legally treated just like a biological ... (more...)
A child born to your spouse before your marriage whom you have not legally adopted. If you adopt the child, he or she is legally treated just like a biological offspring. Under the Uniform Probate Code, followed in some states, a stepchild belongs in the same class as a biological child and will inherit property left 'to my children.' In other states, a stepchild is not treated like a biological child unless he or she can prove that the parental relationship was established when he or she was a minor and that adoption would have occurred but for some legal obstacle.

STEPPARENT ADOPTION

The formal, legal adoption of a child by a stepparent who is living with a legal parent. Most states have special provisions making stepparent adoptions relativ... (more...)
The formal, legal adoption of a child by a stepparent who is living with a legal parent. Most states have special provisions making stepparent adoptions relatively easy if the child's noncustodial parent gives consent, is dead or missing, or has abandoned the child.

SPOUSAL SUPPORT

See alimony.

BEST INTERESTS (OF THE CHILD)

The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best inter... (more...)
The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best interests of the child. Similarly, when asked to decide on custody issues in a divorce case, the judge will base his or her decision on the child's best interests. And the same test is used when judges decide whether a child should be removed from a parent's home because of neglect or abuse. Factors considered by the court in deciding the best interests of a child include: age and sex of the child mental and physical health of the child mental and physical health of the parents lifestyle and other social factors of the parents emotional ties between the parents and the child ability of the parents to provide the child with food, shelter, clothing and medical care established living pattern for the child concerning school, home, community and religious institution quality of schooling, and the child's preference.

STIRPES

A term used in wills that refers to descendants of a common ancestor or branch of a family.

MARITAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT

See divorce agreement.

FITNESS

The ability of a prospective adoptive parent to provide for the best interests of a child. A court may consider many aspects of the prospective parents' lives i... (more...)
The ability of a prospective adoptive parent to provide for the best interests of a child. A court may consider many aspects of the prospective parents' lives in evaluating their fitness to adopt a child, including financial stability, marital stability, career obligations, other children, physical and mental health and criminal history.

HOME STUDY

An investigation of prospective adoptive parents to make sure they are fit to raise a child, required by all states. Common areas of inquiry include financial s... (more...)
An investigation of prospective adoptive parents to make sure they are fit to raise a child, required by all states. Common areas of inquiry include financial stability, marital stability, lifestyles and other social factors, physical and mental health and criminal history.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Marriage of Becker

... P. 6.14(6)(g). IV. Findings of Fact. We find the following facts concerning the spousal support issue. Laura and Fred Becker were married on July 9, 1983. The couple was married twenty-two years at the time of their divorce. They had four children. One child was 20 years of ...

In re Marriage of Brown

... It is well established that the divorce decree was therefore final and settled all rights and interests of the parties in the property of one another. ... According to Iowa Code section 598.21(7), property divisions made in a divorce decree are not subject to modification. ...

In re Marriage of Tigges

758 NW2d 824 (2008). In re the MARRIAGE OF Jeffrey E. TIGGES and Cathy J. Tigges. Upon the Petition of Jeffrey E. Tigges, Appellant, And Concerning Cathy J. Tigges, Appellee. No. 07-1103. Supreme Court of Iowa. December 19, 2008. ...