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IA SF241
IA SF241A bill for an act 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.(See SF 513.)
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Introduced
02/10/2025
02/10/2025
In Committee
02/10/2025
02/10/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
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 the bill applies to a support order, decree, or judgment entered or pending on or after July 1, 2025, and that the bill shall not be the basis for modification of an order, decree, or judgment entered before July 1, 2025, that provides for a postsecondary education subsidy.
AI Summary
This bill prohibits courts in Iowa from ordering parents to pay a postsecondary education subsidy (financial support for educational expenses) as part of a divorce (dissolution of marriage) temporary order or final judgment. The bill modifies several existing legal sections to remove references to postsecondary education subsidies, effectively eliminating a court's ability to mandate such payments. Specifically, the bill defines a "postsecondary education subsidy" as financial support for educational expenses for children aged 18-22 who are attending career and technical training, college, university, or community college, but now prevents courts from requiring parents to pay these expenses. The bill will apply to support orders, decrees, or judgments entered on or after July 1, 2025, and will not retroactively modify existing orders that currently provide for postsecondary education subsidies. This change means that parents will no longer be legally obligated to contribute to their adult children's higher education expenses as part of a divorce settlement.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 513. S.J. 424. (on 03/05/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF241 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF241.html |
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