Javonte Devar Hines Miller v. Ashlea Kay Teter

Summary

The Iowa Supreme Court held that Iowa Code section 598.41(1)(b) creates a rebuttable presumption only for legal custody, not for physical care, and that the district court erred in denying the mother primary physical care despite her evidence of stability and the father’s ongoing domestic‑abuse concerns. Accordingly, the court vacated the Court of Appeals decision, reversed the district court judgment, awarded the mother physical care, and remanded for visitation and support calculations.