Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 554.9406 and 554.9408, any compensation due
or that may become due an employee or dependent under chapter 85, 85A, or 85B is exempt
from garnishment, attachment, execution, and assignment of income, except for the purposes
of enforcing child, spousal, or medical support obligations. For the purposes of enforcing
child, spousal, or medical support obligations, an assignment of income, garnishment or
attachment of or the execution against compensation due an employee under chapter 85,
85A, or 85B is not exempt but shall be limited as specified in 15 U.S.C. §1673(b).
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11766; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §627.13]
92 Acts, ch 1195, §511; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §50; 2001 Acts, ch 87, §8
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627.14 through 627.16 Reserved.
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Notes of Decisions
In Re the Marriage of Carr, 591 N.W.2d 627 (Iowa 1999).
· cites it 14× “The issue is what amount of his settlement is exempt from garnishment pursuant to Iowa Code section 627.13 (1997). Although we conclude fifty percent of the settlement was subject to garnishment, we affirm the district court’s award of a lesser amount.”
Bruning v. Swipies, 498 N.W.2d 410 (Iowa 1993).
· cites it 12× “The primary question in this case is whether, pursuant to Iowa Code section 627.13 (1991), workers’ compensation benefits are exempt from garnishment when the funds are levied upon to satisfy a child support obligation.”
In Re the Marriage of Denuys, 543 N.W.2d 894 (Iowa 1996).
· cites it 5× “§§ 627.13 (1995) (workers’ compensation exemption not applicable to enforcement of child support obligations), 97B.”
State v. Coburn, 294 N.W.2d 57 (Iowa 1980).
· cites it 2× “Both Nebraska, chapter 48-149 Revised Statutes of Nebraska and Iowa, section 627.13, The Code 1979, provide by statute that workers’ compensation proceeds are exempt from execution.”
In Re the Marriage of Bales, 380 N.W.2d 754 (Iowa Ct. App. 1985).
· cites it 2× “William does not argue with the trial court’s conclusion that the workers’ compensation benefits he is presently receiving are equal to or slightly in excess of the take-home pay he realized from the employment he had at the time of the dissolution. William argues that he is now…”
Hanley v. Indus. Comm'n, 21 P.3d 850 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2001).
“030(e) (1996) (defining as “earnings” subject to exemption “benefits paid by reason of disability, illness, or unemployment”); Iowa Code § 627.13 (2001) (allowing attachment of workers’ compensation benefits within limits imposed under section 1673(b)(2)).”
Shine v. Iowa Dep't of Human Servs., 592 N.W.2d 684 (Iowa 1999).
· cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 627.13 . Garnishment is a broad term which permits a creditor to enforce the payment of a debt or claim through property or money held by another.”
In re Robinson, 246 B.R. 373 (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 1999).
· cites it 15× “On Schedule C (Property Claimed as Exempt), the Debtor claimed the benefits were exempt pursuant to Iowa Code § 627.13 . 2 In Paragraph 4(a) of her Statement of Financial Affairs (Suits and administrative proceedings, executions, garnishments and attachments), Debtor reported…”
— Iowa Code § 627.13(1991) — 1 case
In Re the Marriage of Denuys, 543 N.W.2d 894 (Iowa 1996).
“§§ 627.13 (1995) (workers’ compensation exemption not applicable to enforcement of child support obligations), 97B.”
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