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Iowa Code § 597.18 (2026)

Contracts of married person

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Contracts may be made by a married person and liabilities incurred, and the same enforced by or against the person, to the same extent and in the same manner as if the person were unmarried. [C51, §1454; R60, §2506; C73, §2213; C97, §3164; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10466; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §597.18]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1950–2023 · leading case: Acuff v. Schmit, 78 N.W.2d 480 (Iowa 1956).
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Acuff v. Schmit, 78 N.W.2d 480 (Iowa 1956). · cites it 4× “Section 597.18, Code 1954, I.C.A., Section 1454, Code 1851, permits a married woman to make contracts and enforce them the same, as if she were unmarried.”
Hanson v. Birmingham, 92 F. Supp. 33 (N.D. Iowa 1950). · cites it 2× “Section 597.18, Code of Iowa, 1950, I.C.A.”
Mary Kathryn C. Wallace v. Kristin W. Wildensee (Iowa 2023). · cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 597.18 ; see also Acuff, 78 N.”
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