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In awarding custody of the children to Father (F), the court said that M would not be best for the children in that she was going to attend law school. F held a position in a public school system and would be able to adequately support the children as well as be able to spend significant amounts of time with them. Placing custody with M would require the children to be placed in the Iowa City school system for only a temporary time of three years, and again undoubtedly removed and placed in another system where M would locate to practice her profession. M appealed disputing the judicial notice that the court took about law school and the activities of her and the children.

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