LIHS BY LIHS v. LIHS

No. 92-1317.

504 N.W.2d 890 (1993)

Chase LIHS and Alexandra Lihs, Minors and by their Next Best Friend, Kimberly LIHS, Appellants, v. Monica LIHS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 25, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Borseth of Borseth & Greene Law Office, Pleasant Hill, for appellants.

Thomas P. Schlapkohl, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, CARTER, and LAVORATO, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

The question here is whether the court has authority to order visitation between siblings when the parent the children have in common is deceased.

Petitioner Kimberly Lihs appeals from a summary judgment ruling in favor of her deceased husband's first wife, respondent Monica Lihs, denying visitation between Kimberly's children and Monica's child, who are half-siblings to each other.

In granting summary judgment, the district...

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