Opinion ID: 1840805
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Heading: Appellee's Motion to Expand the Record.

Text: Before considering the issues that have been argued in the briefs of the parties, we must dispose of a motion filed by the appellee on the eve of argument. That motion asserts that the issues concerning the children's home state under the UCCJA are now moot because the parties dissolution-of-marriage action in Ohio has been dismissed, and due to the passage of time, Iowa is now clearly the children's home state. We disagree with the legal premise on which this motion is based. The issue before us is whether the juvenile court had subject matter jurisdiction at the time the challenged orders were made. If it did not, this deficiency may not be cured retroactively by matters that have transpired since the orders were made. Consequently, we deny the motion to expand the record.