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Annulment

Iowa Code § 598.29 — a prohibited marriage, impotence, a spouse still living, or a guardianship without capacity

  • The marriage is prohibited by law.
  • Either party was impotent at the time of the marriage.
  • Either party had a spouse living at the time, unless they knowingly lived together after that spouse died or that marriage was dissolved.
  • Either party was under a guardianship and found by the court to lack the capacity to make a valid marriage.
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A party who falsely claimed to be of age may void the marriage by proving the true age in an annulment proceeding started before that party's eighteenth birthday. A child born of it is legitimate.

Sources for this section (2)
  1. Iowa Code § 598.29 — Annulling illegal marriage — causes
  2. Iowa Code § 595.2 — Gender — age

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Iowa attorney.

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