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Iowa Code § 598.29

Annulling illegal marriage — causes

[C73, §2231; C97, §3182; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10486; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §598.19; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §598.29]

Marriage may be annulled for the following causes:

1. Where the marriage between the parties is prohibited by law.

2. Where either party was impotent at the time of marriage.

3. Where either party had a husband or wife living at the time of the marriage, provided they have not, with a knowledge of such fact, lived and cohabited together after the death or marriage dissolution of the former spouse of such party.

4. Where either party was a protected person under a guardianship and was found by the court to lack the capacity to contract a valid marriage.

91 Acts, ch 93, §3; 2024 Acts, ch 1009, §53

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