Iowa Marriage Laws | § 595.18

Iowa Code 595.18

Issue legitimatized

Children born outside of a marriage become legitimate by the subsequent marriage of their parents. Children born of a marriage contracted in violation of section 595.3 or 595.19 are legitimate.

94 Acts, ch 1046, §30

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§ 595.1 Definitions
§ 595.1A Contract
§ 595.3 License
§ 595.3A Application form and license — abuse prevention language.
§ 595.13 Certificate — return
§ 595.5 Name change adopted
§ 595.6 Filing and record required
§ 595.7 Delivery of blank with license
§ 595.9 Violations
§ 595.11 Nonstatutory solemnization — forfeiture
§ 595.12 Fee and expenses
§ 595.15 Inadequate return
§ 595.16A Issuance of certified copy of certificate of marriage
§ 595.17 Exceptions
§ 595.18 Issue legitimatized
§ 595.19 Void marriages
§ 595.20 Foreign marriages — validity
§ 595.4 Age and qualification — verified application — waiting period — exception.
§ 595.16 Spouse responsible for return
§ 595.2 Gender — age.
§ 595.10 Who may solemnize