When property is owned by the husband or wife, the other has no interest therein which can be the subject of contract between them, nor such interest as will make the same liable for the contracts or liabilities of the one not the owner of the property, except as provided in this chapter.
Iowa Code § 597.2
Interest of spouse in other’s property
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Velma J. Hussemann, by Her Next Friend and Attorney-In-Fact Marcella D. Ritter v. Herbert J. Hussemann Jr. And Robert J. Hussemann, as Trustees of the Herbert J. Hussemann Inter Vivos Trust Agreement, Dated June 3, 1991 (2014)
Most recently applied in Velma J. Hussemann, by Her Next Friend and Attorney-In-Fact Marcella D. Ritter v. Herbert J. Hussemann Jr. And Robert J. Hussemann, as Trustees of the Herbert J. Hussemann Inter Vivos Trust Agreement, Dated June 3, 1991 (May 2014)
[C73, §2203; C97, §3154; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10447; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §597.2]
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