Iowa § 596.8 Enforcement

Iowa Statutes

§ 596.8 — Enforcement

Iowa § 596.8

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 596PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS

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Iowa Code § 596.8 (2026).

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1.A premarital agreement is not enforceable if the person against whom enforcement is sought proves any 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.

2.If a provision of the agreement or the application of the provision to a party is found by the court to be unenforceable, the provision shall be severed from the remainder of the agreement and shall not affect the provisions, or application, of the

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1. A premarital agreement is not enforceable if the person against whom enforcement is
sought proves any 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.
2. If a provision of the agreement or the application of the provision to a party is found
by the court to be unenforceable, the provision shall be severed from the remainder of the
agreement and shall not affect the provisions, or application, of the agreement which can be
given effect without the unenforceable provision.