Dunlap v. Dunlap

Case Number(s)
A-14-1169
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A-14-1169 Christopher J. Dunlap (Appellant) v. Shawna I. Dunlap (Appellee/Cross-Appellant)

Thayer County, District Court Judge Vicky L. Johnson

Attorney for Appellant: Daniel L. Werner, (Daniel L. Werner, P.C., L.L.O.)

Attorney for Appellee: Ronald R. Brackle

Civil Action: Modification of a Decree of Dissolution

Action Taken by Trial Court: The district court dismissed Appellee's complaint to modify custody. The district court amended the original decree nunc pro tunc to remove the provisions granting joint physical custody and granting Appellant final say over certain matters related to the minor child. The court awarded Appellee physical custody of the child, and increased Appellant's child support obligation, retroactive to the month of the filing of the complaint to modify

Assignments of Error on Appeal: Did the district court err in altering the terms of the parenting plan nunc pro tunc? Did the court err in changing custody and modifying the terms of the parenting plan in the absence of a material change of circumstances? Did the court err in ordering child support to be paid retroactively?

Assignment of Error on Cross-Appeal: Did the district court err in failing to find a material change of circumstances?

Case Location
Lincoln
Panel Text
Moore, Chief Judge, Pirtle, and Bishop, Judges