Opinion ID: 2038814
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Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Child Support During the Appeal.

Text: David contends the district court erred by increasing child support during the appeal to $1824 per month. The court of appeals did not address this issue. Following the post-trial motion, Jennifer sought interim support (either some alimony or an increased amount of child support) because David had quit paying alimony due to his intention to appeal. Because he was not paying alimony, Jennifer alleged she was unable to meet family expenses on the child support David was paying. David then filed a notice of appeal and later a supersedeas bond to stay the child support and alimony. David resisted the motion for interim support contending as he does now that the appeal deprived the district court of jurisdiction and the bond stayed execution on the judgment. The general rule is that a perfected appeal deprives the district court of jurisdiction. IBP, Inc. v. Al-Gharib, 604 N.W.2d 621, 628 (Iowa 2000). However, in this case, the district court certainly had jurisdiction to address the motion because it involved a collateral matter. See In re Estate of Tollefsrud, 275 N.W.2d 412, 418 (Iowa 1979) (concluding district court properly entertained surviving spouse's request for support allowance while appeal was pending). In In re Marriage of Spiegel, this court held that a party should have the benefit of a supersedeas bond unless the party seeking temporary support shows a need for the support. 553 N.W.2d 309, 321 (Iowa 1996). Here, Jennifer proved to the satisfaction of the district court a need for the increased support to pay family expenses. Because we find no error on this issue, we affirm the district court's interim order.