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Iowa Code § 598B.303 (2026)

Duty to enforce

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1. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child-custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this chapter and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this chapter.

2. A court of this state may utilize any remedy available under other law of this state to enforce a child-custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided in this article are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child-custody determination. 99 Acts, ch 103, §25 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2015 · leading case: Cory Maruna v. Samantha E. Peters & Kimberly R. Orade Harper, in the Matter of the Guardianship of Jacqueline Raelene Harper, Ward Kimberly R. Orade Harper, Guardian-Appellant. (Iowa Ct. App. 2014).
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Cory Maruna v. Samantha E. Peters & Kimberly R. Orade Harper, in the Matter of the Guardianship of Jacqueline Raelene Harper, Ward Kimberly R. Orade Harper, Guardian-Appellant. (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 598B.303, .305, .306. It was an original petition to obtain custody of his minor child, who had been subject to a voluntary guardianship, which he also sought to terminate.”
Jacqueline E. Kuyper & Peter C. Kuyper v. Erin Elizabeth Kuyper (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 598B.303, .305, .306. Rather, it was an original petition to obtain visitation with the minor child.”
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