Opinion ID: 1658292
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Heading: Modification Jurisdiction of the Iowa Court.

Text: As we have noted, Heidi's pending action for modification in Florida also asserts the Iowa courts were without jurisdiction in 1984 to modify the custody provisions of the parties' 1982 dissolution of marriage decree. The limitations which the UCCJA and the Federal Kidnapping Prevention Act place on a court's jurisdiction to modify a foreign child custody decree do not touch upon a court's jurisdiction to permit a collateral attack upon a foreign decree. At the time of the district court's action on the petition for writ of habeas corpus, the Florida court had not acted upon Heidi's efforts to collaterally attack our 1984 custody decision. Although we see no reason to consider this issue, we note that, at the time Michael's application to modify the original dissolution decree was filed, both he and Heidi were Iowa residents. Kim had never lived anywhere else. The application for modification was Michael's response to Heidi's request that the Iowa court permit her to move to Florida with Kim. We therefore see no basis for Heidi's assertion that either subject matter or personal jurisdiction was lacking in the proceedings which led to the custodial disposition made by this court in 1984.