Family expenses
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding (2018)
Most recently applied in Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding (July 2018)
[C51, §1455; R60, §2507; C73, §2214; C97, §3165; S13, §3165; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10459; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §597.14]
The reasonable and necessary expenses of the family and the education of the children are chargeable upon the property of both husband and wife, or either of them, and in relation thereto they may be sued jointly or separately.
Spousal support debt for medical assistance to institutionalized spouse; chapter 249B
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.