2020 Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 598C - UNIFORM DEPLOYED PARENTS CUSTODY AND VISITATION ACT
Section 598C.304 - Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.
598C.304 Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.
In a proceeding for a grant of custodial responsibility pursuant to this article, the following rules shall apply:
1. A prior judicial order designating custodial responsibility in the event of deployment is binding on the court unless the circumstances meet the requirements of a law of this state other than this chapter for modifying a judicial order regarding custodial responsibility.
2. The court shall enforce a prior written agreement between the parents for designating custodial responsibility in the event of deployment, including an agreement executed under article II, unless the court finds that the agreement is contrary to the best interest of the child.
2016 Acts, ch 1084, §16
Referred to in §598C.310
