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Iowa Code § 597.4 (2026)
Conveyances to each other
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A conveyance, transfer, or lien, executed by either husband or wife to or in favor of the other, shall be valid to the same extent as between other persons. [C73, §2206; C97, §3157; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10449; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §597.4]
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cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1947–2023 · leading case: Matter of Est. of Tollefsrud, 275 N.W.2d 412 (Iowa 1979).
Matter of Est. of Tollefsrud, 275 N.W.2d 412 (Iowa 1979). “This conclusion is in part based on the language of § 597.4, The Code: "A conveyance, transfer or lien, executed by either husband or wife to or in favor of the other, shall be valid to the same extent as between other persons.”
Klein v. Klein, 29 N.W.2d 163 (Iowa 1947). “Section 597.4, Code of 1946. We do not think that the validity of the first deed can be impeached by the failure of Mary Klein to complete the deed and bill of sale of February 6th.”
Punelli v. Punelli, 364 N.W.2d 259 (Iowa Ct. App. 1984). “Finally, in interpreting Iowa Code section 597.4, the supreme court has inferred “a legislative intent that commercial dealings between spouses be given no different treatment than those between other parties.”
Mary Kathryn C. Wallace v. Kristin W. Wildensee (Iowa 2023). “Iowa Code § 597.4 ; see also Tollefsrud v.”
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