1. a. The court may order either party to pay the clerk a sum of money for the separate support and maintenance of the other party and the children and to enable such party to prosecute or defend the action. The court may on its own motion and shall upon application of either party or a guardian ad litem appointed under section 598.12 or an attorney appointed under section 598.12A determine the temporary custody of any minor child whose welfare may be affected by the filing of the petition for dissolution.
b. In order to encourage compliance with a visitation order, a temporary order for custody shall provide for a minimum visitation schedule with the noncustodial parent, unless the court determines that such visitation is not in the best interest of the child.
2. The court may make such an order when a claim for temporary support is made by the petitioner in the petition, or upon application of either party, after service of the original \n Tue Dec 09 22:00:11 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 598 (41, 1) §598.10, DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS 6\n\nnotice and when no application is made in the petition; however, no such order shall be entered until at least five days’ notice of hearing, and opportunity to be heard, is given the other party. Appearance by an attorney or the respondent for such hearing shall be deemed a special appearance for the purpose of such hearing only and not a general appearance. An order entered pursuant to this section shall contain the names, birth dates, addresses, and counties of residence of the petitioner and respondent. 2005 Acts, ch 69, §32; 2017 Acts, ch 43, §1 Referred to in §598.11, 598.22 \n
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6 in the last 5 years), 1972–2025 · leading case:
In Re Marriage of Boyd, 200 N.W.2d 845 (Iowa 1972).
In Re Marriage of Boyd, 200 N.W.2d 845 (Iowa 1972).
· cites it 8× “Section 598.10, The Code. The witness testified that all he knew about the matter was what petitioner had told him and from that he concluded there was no possibility of a reconciliation.”
In Re the Marriage of Morgan, 218 N.W.2d 552 (Iowa 1974).
· cites it 6× “In seeking to uphold the trial court’s decision petitioner argues there was no corroboration of respondent’s evidence in support of his counterclaim for dissolution as required by section 598.10. This section provides: “Corroboration of petitioner.”
In Re the Marriage of Ried, 212 N.W.2d 391 (Iowa 1973).
· cites it 4× “8, The Code * * *, by the revision, the only basis for termination of the marriage under our present procedure is a breakdown of the relationship to the extent the legitimate objects of matrimony have been destroyed and there remains no reasonable likelihood the marriage can be…”
In Re Marriage of Collins, 200 N.W.2d 886 (Iowa 1972).
· cites it 2× “7, The Code, 1966, the only difference being that the word “divorce” has been supplanted by the words “dissolution of marriage”. The requirement for corroboration is almost repugnant to the concept of “no-fault” dissolution of marriage.”
In Re the Marriage of Tucker, 213 N.W.2d 498 (Iowa 1973).
“” The foregoing serves to effectively refute respondent’s insufficiency of evidence and lack of essential corroboration clainp See The Code 1971, Sections 598.10, 598.-17; In re Marriage of Boyd, 200 N.”
In re the Marriage of Sherwood (Iowa Ct. App. 2023).
· cites it 6× “See Iowa Code § 598.10 (1)(a) (stating that temporary orders are for the “separate support and maintenance of the other party .”
In re the Marriage of Boysen (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 3× “This means that we give weight to the district court’s fact findings, even though they are not 1 Iowa Code section 598.10 (2021) allows the court to enter temporary orders for “the separate support and maintenance of the other party and the children and to enable such party to…”
In re the Marriage of Redenius (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “2d 481 , 486–87 (Iowa 2012) (stating an award of spousal support depends 1 Iowa Code section 598.10 (2021) allows the court to enter temporary orders for “the separate support and maintenance of the other party and the children and to enable such party to prosecute or defend the…”
In re the Marriage of Nieman (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “10 (2019) authorizes the district court to order temporary support “when a claim for temporary support is made by the petitioner in the petition, or upon the application of either party, after service of the original notice and when no application is made in the petition .”
In re Marriage of Viers (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 598.10 , .11. We think it is not unusual that a temporary order would maintain the joint-legal-custody status quo.”
In re Marriage of Nimrick (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 2× “” But the district court specifically identified Iowa Code section 598.10(1)(a) as the statutory authority it relied on and explained its reasoning in detail.”
— Iowa Code § 598.10(1)(a) — 2 cases
In re the Marriage of Sherwood (Iowa Ct. App. 2023).
“See Iowa Code § 598.10 (1)(a) (stating that temporary orders are for the “separate support and maintenance of the other party .”
In re Marriage of Nimrick (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
“” But the district court specifically identified Iowa Code section 598.10(1)(a) as the statutory authority it relied on and explained its reasoning in detail.”
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