Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 595.18 (2026)
Issue legitimatized
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Children born outside of a marriage become legitimate by the subsequent marriage of their parents. Children born of a marriage contracted in violation of section 595.3 or 595.19 are legitimate. [C51, §1479; R60, §2531; C73, §2200; C97, §3150; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10444; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §595.18] 94 Acts, ch 1046, §30
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cases, 1974–2013 · leading case: Heather Martin Gartner & Melissa Gartner, Individually & as Next Friends of Mackenzie Jean Gartner, a Minor Child v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Health, 830 N.W.2d 335 (Iowa 2013).
Heather Martin Gartner & Melissa Gartner, Individually & as Next Friends of Mackenzie Jean Gartner, a Minor Child v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Health, 830 N.W.2d 335 (Iowa 2013). “In Iowa, the presumption applies broadly, legitimizing children born during marriages formally solemnized, as well as those satisfying the requirements for common law marriage, pursuant to Iowa Code section 595.18. See Estate of Hawk v. Lain, 329 N.”
Est. of Hawk v. Lain, 329 N.W.2d 660 (Iowa 1983). “Showing she is not the daughter of Leslie Plants, of course, does not establish Lorena’s right to inherit from Harold Hawk.”
Vance v. Rice, 524 F. Supp. 1297 (S.D. Iowa 1981). “Halsey at the time of trial will render any attempts to invoke the exclusionary provisions of section 622.”
Morrow v. Morrow, 345 A.2d 561 (Conn. 1974). “” Iowa Code § 595.18 . The use of the word “parents” in this statute implies that actual paternity must be shown to establish legitimation based on a subsequent marriage.”
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