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Iowa Code § 236.20 (2026)

Mutual protective orders prohibited — exceptions

✓ Iowa Code 2026 (laws through the 2025 session)
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A court in an action under this chapter shall not issue mutual protective orders against the victim and the abuser unless both file a petition requesting a protective order. 95 Acts, ch 180, §14\n\nTue Dec 09 22:20:44 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 236 (31, 0)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Conklin v. Conklin, 586 N.W.2d 703 (Iowa 1998).
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Conklin v. Conklin, 586 N.W.2d 703 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 6× “See Iowa Code § 236.20 . Notwithstanding the trial court’s clear circumvention of section 236.”
State of Iowa v. Jordan Kevin Cole, 23 N.W.3d 231 (Iowa 2025). · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 236.20; see also United States v.”
Breah Danielle Ewing v. Hayden F. Fevold, No. 15-0126 (Iowa Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2015). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 236.20 (providing the district court “shall not issue mutual protective orders against the victim and the abuser unless both file a petition requesting a protective order”).”
Wendi M. Wendt v. Allan Madison Mead, No. 16-0928 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 8, 2017). · cites it 2× “Second, Iowa Code section 236.20 provides a court “shall not issue mutual protective orders against the victim and the abuser unless both file a petition requesting a protective order.”
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