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Terms Used In Iowa Code 600B.6

  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
600B.6 Liability of the father’s estate.
The obligation of the father, when his paternity has been judicially established in his
lifetime, or has been acknowledged by him in writing or by the part performance of his obligations, is enforceable against his estate in such an amount as the court may determine, having regard to the age of the child, the ability of the mother to support it, the amount of property left by the father, the number, age, and financial condition of the lawful issue, if any, and the rights of the widow, if any. The court may direct the discharge of the obligation by periodical payments or by the payment of a lump sum.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a6; C39, §12667.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§675.6]
C93, §600B.6
Referred to in §600B.22