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Iowa Code § 596.7 (2026)

Revocation

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After marriage, a premarital agreement may be revoked only as follows: 1. By a written agreement signed by both spouses. The revocation is enforceable without consideration. 2. To revoke a premarital agreement without the consent of the other spouse, the person seeking revocation must prove one or more of the following: a. The person did not execute the agreement voluntarily. b. The agreement was unconscionable when it was executed. c. Before the execution of the agreement the person was not provided a fair and reasonable disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other spouse; and the person did not have, or reasonably could not have had, an adequate knowledge of the property or financial obligations of the other spouse. 91 Acts, ch 77, §7

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Elizabeth Roberts v. Eric Roberts, as Tr. of the W. David Roberts Revocable Trust, Dave Roberts Growth & Ventures, Inc., & Eric Roberts as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of William David Roberts (Iowa 2024).
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Elizabeth Roberts v. Eric Roberts, as Tr. of the W. David Roberts Revocable Trust, Dave Roberts Growth & Ventures, Inc., & Eric Roberts as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of William David Roberts (Iowa 2024). · cites it 14× “Iowa Code § 596.7 . In 1983, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws propounded the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (UPAA).”
Elizabeth Roberts v. Eric Roberts, as Tr. of the W. David Roberts Revocable Trust, Dave Roberts Growth & Ventures, Inc., & Eric Roberts as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of William David Roberts (Iowa 2024). · cites it 14× “Iowa Code § 596.7 . In 1983, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws propounded the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (UPAA).”
In re the Marriage of Hansen (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 596.7 ; see also In re Marriage of Christensen, 543 N.”
In Re the Marriage of Mary Kay Frary & Daniel L. Knipper Upon the Petition of Mary Kay Frary, & Concerning Daniel L. Knipper (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 596.7 (2013) (“After marriage, a premarital agreement may be revoked only as follows: .”
In the Matter of the Est. of Robert L. Weber, Helen Weber v. Kristie S. Brincks, Fiduciary of the Est. of Robert L. Weber (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “See Iowa Code §§ 596.7 , .8 (enumerating specific grounds for revoking or enforcing premarital agreements and making no mention of abandonment); Iowa Code § 596.”
— Iowa Code § 596.7(1) — 2 cases
In Re the Marriage of Mary Kay Frary & Daniel L. Knipper Upon the Petition of Mary Kay Frary, & Concerning Daniel L. Knipper (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). “Iowa Code § 596.7 (2013) (“After marriage, a premarital agreement may be revoked only as follows: .”
In re the Marriage of Hansen (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). “See Iowa Code § 596.7 ; see also In re Marriage of Christensen, 543 N.”
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