Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 627.11 (2026)

Exception under decree for spousal support

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If the party in whose favor the order, judgment, or decree for the support of a spouse was rendered has not remarried, the personal earnings of the debtor are not exempt from an order, judgment, or decree for temporary or permanent support, as defined in section 252D.16, of a spouse, nor from an installment of an order, judgment, or decree for the support of a spouse. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11764; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §627.11] 85 Acts, ch 178, §12; 97 Acts, ch 175, §238 Referred to in §512B.18

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1995–1998 · leading case: In Re the Marriage of Eklofe, 586 N.W.2d 357 (Iowa 1998).

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In Re the Marriage of Eklofe, 586 N.W.2d 357 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 10× “Similarly, section 627.11 excluded alimony from the personal earnings exception.”

In Re the Marriage of Rife, 529 N.W.2d 280 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 2× “Betty counters by pointing to Iowa Code section 627.11 which creates a spousal exception to the exemption for those, like her, who have not remarried.”

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