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Iowa Code § 589.21

Releases and discharges

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In re the Marriage of Herum (2018)

Most recently applied in In re the Marriage of Herum (May 2018)

[S13, §3308-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10403; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §589.21]

All releases and discharges of judgments, mortgages, or deeds of trust affecting property in this state executed more than ten years earlier, by administrators, executors, or guardians appointed by the court of any other state or country are legalized, valid and effective in law and in equity. However, this section does not affect pending litigation.

84 Acts, ch 1090, §17; 91 Acts, ch 183, §27

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.