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Iowa Code § 627.12 (2026)

Exception under decree for child support

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The personal earnings of the debtor are not exempt from an order, judgment, or decree for the support, as defined in section 252D.16, of a child, nor from an installment of an order, judgment, or decree for the support of a child. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11765; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §627.12] 85 Acts, ch 178, §13; 97 Acts, ch 175, §239 Referred to in §512B.18, 642.21

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1982–1998 · 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 13× “9 Finally, section 627.12 declares the personal earnings exemption from execution does not apply to an order for the support of a child.”
Shepherd v. Shepherd, 467 N.W.2d 237 (Iowa 1991). · cites it 8× “An exception to this exemption, however, is found in section 627.12, which provides that a “decree for the support of a child” is not subject to the exemption of section 627.”
In Re the Marriage of McMorrow, 342 N.W.2d 73 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 2× “There is powerful proof elsewhere that the legislature places the highest priority on a child’s right to receive parental support.”
Koethe v. Johnson, 328 N.W.2d 293 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 2× “” The maximum amount of an employee’s earnings which may be garnished during any one calendar year is two hundred fifty dollars for each judgment creditor, except as provided in section 627.12. 7 . Section 537.5105(2) provides in part: 2.”
In Re the Marriage of Denuys, 543 N.W.2d 894 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “For example, section 627.12 provides: The personal earnings of the debtor are not exempt from an order, judgment, or decree for the support, as defined in section 252D.”
St. Luke's Med. Ctr. v. Loera, 319 N.W.2d 254 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 4× “21: “The maximum amount of an employee’s earnings which may be garnished during any one calendar year is two hundred fifty dollars for each judgment creditor, except as provided in section 627.”
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