Opinion
No. 2-633 / 01-2012
Filed October 30, 2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Franklin County, Stephen P. Carroll, Judge.
Mother appeals award of custody of her son. AFFIRMED.
Michael Cross of Cross Law Firm, Hampton, for appellant.
Raymond Drew of Raymond P. Drew, P.C., Hampton, for appellee.
Considered by Hecht, P.J., and Vaitheswaran and Eisenhauer, JJ.
Natural mother appeals an order granting custody of her child, Robert, age seven, to the widow of her ex-husband.
Upon our de novo review, giving deference to the trial court's credibility findings and applying a best interest of the child standard, we conclude the appellee has overcome the presumption in favor of the natural parent. The boy's only home has been that of his father and step-mother. We affirm the trial court's custody decision.