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Prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for a child under a dissolution of marriage temporary order or final judgment or decree, and providing for application to existing orders, judgments, and decrees

Topics:Courts & civil lawHigher education

Same legislation: SF 386

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 9, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 10, 2023
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 22, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 386
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

AI summary When people get divorced, courts will no longer be allowed to order one person to pay for another person's college or higher education. This change also applies to any existing court orders or legal cases that were already happening before July 1, 2023.1

Read the official explanation

This bill eliminates the current option for a court to order a postsecondary education subsidy and instead prohibits a court from ordering the payment of a postsecondary education subsidy by parties to a dissolution of marriage. The bill also provides that a support order, decree, or judgment entered or pending before July 1, 2023, that provides for a postsecondary education subsidy may be modified in accordance with the bill.

Changed since by amendment S-3088; see Amendments.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 10, 2023. On January 18, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§252D.16§598.1§598.21F§600.11§714I.4

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Lobbying

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