Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.209 (2026)

Rule 1.209 Desertion of family. When a husband or wife deserts the family, the other may prosecute or defend any action which either might have prosecuted or defended, and shall have the same powers and rights therein as either might have had. [Report 1943; October 31, 1997, effective January 24, 1998; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002]