§ 600B.40 — Custody and visitation

Iowa § 600B.40

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 600B: PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT

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1. The mother of a child born out of wedlock whose paternity has not been acknowledged
andwhohasnotbeenadoptedhassolecustodyofthechildunlessthecourtordersotherwise.
If a judgment of paternity is entered, the father may petition for rights of visitation or custody
in the same paternity action or in an equity proceeding separate from any action to establish
paternity.
2. In determining the visitation or custody arrangements of a child born out of wedlock,
if a judgment of paternity is entered and the mother of the child has not been awarded sole
custody, section 598.41 shall apply to the determination, as applicable, and the court shall
consider the factors specified in section 598.41, subsection 3, including but not limited to the
factor related to a parent’s history of domestic abuse.
9 PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT, §600B.41
3. In a proceeding under this chapter to determine custody or visitation or to modify a
custody or visitation order, section 598.15 shall apply to the parties.
4. The court may order the appointment of a guardian ad litem or attorney for a child,
a child custody investigator, or a child and family reporter consistent with the provisions of
sections 598.12, 598.12A, and 598.12B.

Legislative History

[C81, §675.40]