Opinion ID: 1253126
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Heading: Admission of Hearsay Subject to Objections

Text: As this was a trial in equity, the court did not need to rule on objections, but could hear all evidence subject to objections. Howard v. Schildberg Constr. Co., 528 N.W.2d 550, 552 (Iowa 1995). The trial court listed the reasons it felt custody should be with Timothy, none of which included any information found within the two alleged hearsay letters. Because we do not find that the district court relied on any information contained in these letters, and because we likewise choose not to incorporate this information into our determination, we need not pass judgment on their admissibility. The question of admissibility is not controlling ... [if] we arrive at the same result on the merits of the appeal with or without that evidence, under our de novo review. Stookey v. Stookey, 229 N.W.2d 256, 257-58 (Iowa 1975).