State Supreme Court / Iowa

In Re the Marriage of Benson

Decided March 20, 1996. Louis A. Lavorato wrote the opinion for the court.

545 N.W.2d 252 · Cited 156 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

In Re Marriage of Mott · 444 N.W.2d 507
In Re the Marriage of Fuchser · 477 N.W.2d 864
In Re the Marriage of Oler · 451 N.W.2d 9
In Re the Marriage of Voss · 396 N.W.2d 801
Berry v. Berry · 647 S.W.2d 945
In Re the Marriage of Branstetter · 508 N.W.2d 638
In Re the Marriage of Skiles · 419 N.W.2d 586
In Re the Marriage of Williams · 449 N.W.2d 878
Cearley v. Cearley · 544 S.W.2d 661
Ruggles v. Ruggles · 860 P.2d 182
Berrington v. Berrington · 633 A.2d 589
Petition of Sturtz · 415 N.W.2d 173
In Re the Marriage of Francis · 442 N.W.2d 59
In Re the Marriage of Muelhaupt · 439 N.W.2d 656
In Re the Marriage of Griffin · 356 N.W.2d 606
In Re the Marriage of Bevers · 326 N.W.2d 896
In Re the Marriage of Howell · 434 N.W.2d 629
In Re the Marriage of Williams · 303 N.W.2d 160
In Re the Marriage of Wahlert · 400 N.W.2d 557
In Re Marriage of Curfman · 446 N.W.2d 88
In Re Marriage of Hornung · 480 N.W.2d 91
In Re the Marriage of Keifer · 451 N.W.2d 19

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