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Iowa Code § 598B.312 (2026)

Costs, fees, and expenses

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1. The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care expenses during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate.

2. The court shall not assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state unless authorized by law other than this chapter. 99 Acts, ch 103, §34; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §51 Referred to in §598B.308, 598B.310 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 2014–2020 · leading case: Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., 879 N.W.2d 155 (Iowa 2016).
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Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., 879 N.W.2d 155 (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 598B.312(1) (awarding to prevailing parties seeking child support costs and attorney fees along with other expenses of proceedings); id.”
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 16× “14 (2013), and the attorney fees and expenses they incurred in the prior action pursuant to Iowa Code section 598B.312. After an unreported hearing, the court granted the 3 request to tax the costs of the preparation of the trial transcript to Maruna, but it denied the request…”
Cacie Elizabeth Lacroix, N/K/A Cacie Elizabeth Kramper v. Michael Anthony Verdoorn, A/K/A Michael Anthony Barnett, Appeal From & (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “However, our court has affirmed a section 598B.312 attorney fee award where the case was resolved on jurisdictional rather than substantive grounds.”
Jacqueline E. Kuyper & Peter C. Kuyper v. Erin Elizabeth Kuyper (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 8× “Code of Iowa Section 598B.312 states that the Court shall award the prevailing party necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of a party including costs, communications expenses, attorney fees, investigative fees, expenses for 3 witnesses, travel expenses, and…”
Alynn Smith, petitioner-appellee/cross-appellant v. Howard Eaton, respondent-appellant/cross-appellee. (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “We cannot conclude that district court should have found an award of attorney fees under section 598B.312 was “clearly inappropriate” in this case.”
Bailey C. Robinson n/k/a Bailey C. Goodell v. Michael G. Gross, 918 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “However, Iowa Code section 598B.312(1) states: The court shall award the prevailing party .”
In Re the Matter of the Guardianship of A.L.G.B., Minor Child. R.g-b., V.g-b & R.g-b. (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “She relies on Iowa Code section 598B.312(1). We note that the language of section 598B.”
Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc. (Iowa 2016). “§ 598B.312(1) (awarding to prevailing parties seeking child support costs and attorney fees along with other expenses of proceedings); id.”
Amended July 26, 2016 Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc. (Iowa 2016). “§ 598B.312(1) (awarding to prevailing parties seeking child support costs and attorney fees along with other expenses of proceedings); id.”
Michael Jon Toom v. Sarah Joann Opiol (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). “§ 598B.312. We award Opiol $1000 in appellate attorney fees.”
— Iowa Code § 598B.312(1) — 7 cases
Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., 879 N.W.2d 155 (Iowa 2016). “§ 598B.312(1) (awarding to prevailing parties seeking child support costs and attorney fees along with other expenses of proceedings); id.”
Bailey C. Robinson n/k/a Bailey C. Goodell v. Michael G. Gross, 918 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). “However, Iowa Code section 598B.312(1) states: The court shall award the prevailing party .”
Alynn Smith, petitioner-appellee/cross-appellant v. Howard Eaton, respondent-appellant/cross-appellee. (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). “We cannot conclude that district court should have found an award of attorney fees under section 598B.312 was “clearly inappropriate” in this case.”
In Re the Matter of the Guardianship of A.L.G.B., Minor Child. R.g-b., V.g-b & R.g-b. (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). “She relies on Iowa Code section 598B.312(1). We note that the language of section 598B.”
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). “14 (2013), and the attorney fees and expenses they incurred in the prior action pursuant to Iowa Code section 598B.312. After an unreported hearing, the court granted the 3 request to tax the costs of the preparation of the trial transcript to Maruna, but it denied the request…”
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