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Iowa Code § 600B.1 (2026)

Obligation of parents

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The parents of a child born out of wedlock and not legitimized (in this chapter referred to as “the child”) owe the child necessary maintenance, education, and support. They are also liable for the child’s funeral expenses. The father is also liable to pay the expense of the mother’s pregnancy and confinement. [C27, 31, 35, §12667-a1; C39, §12667.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.1] C93, §600B.1 2015 Acts, ch 14, §2

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Callender v. Skiles, 591 N.W.2d 182 (Iowa 1999).
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Callender v. Skiles, 591 N.W.2d 182 (Iowa 1999). · cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 600B.1. The adjudication of paternity is simply an essential prerequisite to the enforcement of that obligation, not an independent proceeding for a putative father to pursue other goals.”
Montgomery v. Wells, 708 N.W.2d 704 (Iowa Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “See generally Iowa Code §§ 600B.1, et seq. (2003). Specifically, section 600B.”
Johnson v. Louis, 654 N.W.2d 886 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 600B.1 provides: The parents of a child born out of wedlock and not legitimatized (in this chapter referred to as “the child”) owe the child necessary maintenance, education, and support.”
Upon the Petition of Kayla Jo Hale, N/K/A Kayla Jo Rowson, & Concerning Jason Michael Guilliams (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 600B.1 (2013); Markey v. Carney, 705 N.”
Lindsey Ann Draeger v. Ryan Matthew Barrick (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 600B.1; Markey v. Carney, 705 N.”
Heather Ranae Smith v. Jeffrey Michael Janssen (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “9 Iowa Code § 600B.1 (2013); Markey v. Carney, 705 N.”
In the Interest of O.W., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Our case law establishes that one parent’s alienation of another cannot be used as a cudgel to strip the other parent of their place in the child’s life. See In re K.P., No. 14-2068, 2015 WL 4644800 , at *3 (Iowa Ct.”
Alex M. Taylor v. Amanda A. Hergenreter (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 600B.1 (2023). “The mother may recover from the father a reasonable share of the necessary support of the child.”
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