Iowa § 596.7 Revocation

Iowa Statutes

§ 596.7 — Revocation

Iowa § 596.7

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 596PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS

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Iowa Code § 596.7 (2026).

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After marriage, a premarital agreement may be revoked only as follows:

1.By a written agreement signed by both spouses. The revocation is enforceable without consideration.

2.To revoke a premarital agreement without the consent of the other spouse, the person seeking revocation must prove one or more of the following:

a.The person did not execute the agreement voluntarily.

b.The agreement was unconscionable when it was executed.

c.Before the execution of the agreement the person was not provided a fair and reasonable disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other spouse; and the person did not have, or reasonably could not have had, an adequate knowledge of the property or financial obligations of the other spouse.

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After marriage, a premarital agreement may be revoked only as follows:
1. By a written agreement signed by both spouses. The revocation is enforceable without
consideration.
2. To revoke a premarital agreement without the consent of the other spouse, the person
seeking revocation must prove one or more of the following:
a. The person did not execute the agreement voluntarily.
b. The agreement was unconscionable when it was executed.
c. Before the execution of the agreement the person was not provided a fair and
reasonable disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other spouse; and the
person did not have, or reasonably could not have had, an adequate knowledge of the
property or financial obligations of the other spouse.