Iowa Code » Chapter 596 — PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS
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Iowa Code § 596.4 (2026)

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A premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by both prospective spouses. It is enforceable without consideration other than the marriage. Both parties to the agreement shall execute all documents necessary to enforce the agreement. 91 Acts, ch 77, §4

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2025 · leading case: Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding, 917 N.W.2d 235 (Iowa 2018).
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Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding, 917 N.W.2d 235 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 4× “Compare Iowa Code § 596.4 , with Unif. Premarital Agreement Act § 2, 9C U.”
Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding, 911 N.W.2d 397 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 4× “Compare Iowa Code § 596.4 , with Unif. Premarital Agreement Act § 2, 9C U.”
In re Marriage of Prusha (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “We note that Iowa Code section 596.4 does not require the parties’ signatures in a premarital agreement to be notarized.”
Haigh, 2009 T.C. Memo. 140 (1970). “4 (West 2001); (2) he signed the 2004 joint return in accordance with that law and the terms of the prenuptial agreement; (3) Ms. Haigh violated Iowa law and breached the prenuptial agreement when she refused to sign certain documents relating to the Haighs' taxable year 2004;…”
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