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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 0-850 / 10-0580 Filed December 22, 2010

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF CHARLES A. VOGL AND BRENDA L. VOGL Upon the Petition of CHARLES A. VOGL, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning BRENDA L. VOGL, Respondent-Appellee. ________________________________________________________________

Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cass County, Richard H. Davidson, Judge.

Charles Vogl appeals the child support provision in the decree dissolving his marriage to Brenda Vogl. AFFIRMED.

Andrew J. Knuth of Knuth Law Office, Atlantic, for appellant. Brenda Vogl, Atlantic, pro se.

Considered by Mansfield, P.J., and Danilson and Tabor, JJ.

2 MANSFIELD, P.J. Charles Vogl appeals the child support provision in the decree dissolving his marriage to Brenda Vogl. Charles claims the district court erred in calculating child support based upon his wages without regard to his Schedule F loss from farming. Upon our de novo review, we affirm. I. Background Facts and Proceedings. Charles and Brenda Vogl were married in September 2004, and had one child born in July 2005. In November 2008, the parties decided to separate and entered into mediation to settle several issues in anticipation of dissolution. Accordingly, on July 2, 2009, the parties executed a mediation agreement that resolved the parties' division of property and debt, child custody, visitation, insurance, taxes, and spousal support. On July 16, 2009, Charles filed a petition for the dissolution of marriage. The petition was heard on January 14, 2010. At the time of the hearing, Brenda worked about thirty-two hours a week for Wal-Mart earning $7.65 per hour plus pay increases for hours worked on Sundays and holidays. Charles worked as a survey tech for Snyder & Associates in Atlantic earning about $31,377 per year. Charles also farmed on the side. From 2006 through 2008, the farming operation consistently reported a net loss; however, the net loss included substantial accelerated depreciation claimed under 26 U.S.C.

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