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Iowa Code § 597.1 (2026)
Property rights of married women
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A married woman may own in her own right, real and personal property, acquired by descent, gift, or purchase, and manage, sell, and convey the same, and dispose thereof by will, to the same extent and in the same manner the husband can property belonging to him. [C73, §2202; C97, §3153; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10446; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §597.1]
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cases, 1956–1978 · leading case: Acuff v. Schmit, 78 N.W.2d 480 (Iowa 1956).
Acuff v. Schmit, 78 N.W.2d 480 (Iowa 1956). “Section 597.1, Code 1954, I.C.A., provides: "A married woman may own in her own right, real and personal property, acquired by descent, gift, or purchase, and manage, sell, and convey the same, and dispose thereof by will, to the same extent and in the same manner the husband…”
Davidson v. Van Lengen, 266 N.W.2d 436 (Iowa 1978). “When defendant sought to deny Van Lengen had made the statements attributed to him, the court objected, "Wait a minute. Now you are notyou are goingsaying what somebody else said.”
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