Senate
Study
Bill
3023
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOGG)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
considerations
of
a
court
in
awarding
1
spousal
support.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
598.21A,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Criteria
for
determining
support.
Upon
every
judgment
of
3
annulment,
dissolution,
or
separate
maintenance,
the
court
may
4
grant
an
order
requiring
support
payments
to
either
party
for
5
a
limited
or
indefinite
length
of
time
after
considering
all
6
of
the
following:
7
a.
The
length
of
the
marriage.
8
b.
The
age
and
physical
and
emotional
health
of
the
parties.
9
c.
The
distribution
of
property
made
pursuant
to
section
10
598.21
.
11
d.
The
educational
level
of
each
party
at
the
time
of
12
marriage
and
at
the
time
the
action
is
commenced.
13
e.
The
earning
capacity
of
the
party
seeking
maintenance,
14
including
educational
background,
training,
employment
skills,
15
work
experience,
length
of
absence
from
the
job
market,
16
responsibilities
for
children
under
either
an
award
of
custody
17
or
physical
care,
and
the
time
and
expense
necessary
to
acquire
18
sufficient
education
or
training
to
enable
the
party
to
find
19
appropriate
employment.
20
f.
The
standard
of
living
established
during
the
marriage
21
and
the
feasibility
of
each
party
maintaining
a
reasonably
22
comparable
standard
of
living
while
maintaining
separate
23
households.
24
f.
g.
The
feasibility
of
the
party
seeking
maintenance
25
becoming
self-supporting
at
a
standard
of
living
reasonably
26
comparable
to
that
enjoyed
during
the
marriage,
and
the
length
27
of
time
necessary
to
achieve
this
goal.
28
g.
h.
The
tax
consequences
to
each
party.
29
h.
i.
Any
mutual
agreement
made
by
the
parties
concerning
30
financial
or
service
contributions
by
one
party
with
the
31
expectation
of
future
reciprocation
or
compensation
by
the
32
other
party.
33
i.
j.
The
provisions
of
an
antenuptial
agreement.
34
j.
k.
Other
factors
the
court
may
determine
to
be
relevant
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in
an
individual
case.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
includes
as
a
consideration
in
awarding
spousal
5
support
the
standard
of
living
established
during
the
marriage
6
and
the
feasibility
of
each
party
maintaining
a
reasonably
7
comparable
standard
of
living
while
maintaining
separate
8
households.
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