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Iowa Code § 598B.301

Definitions

Known as the Uniform Child-custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 598–598 (41 sections).

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

2. “Respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

99 Acts, ch 103, §23

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