Rule 1.209 – Desertion of family

When a husband or wife deserts the family, the other may prosecute or defend any action which either might have prosecuted or defended, and shall have the same powers and rights therein as either might have had.Iowa. R. Civ. P. 1.209Report 1943; October 31, 1997,...

Rule 1.208 – Married persons

A married person may sue or be sued without joining the person’s spouse. If both are sued, each may defend; and if one fails to defend, the other may defend for both. Iowa. R. Civ. P. 1.208Report 1943; October 31,1997, effective January 24, 1998; November 9,...

Rule 1.206 – Injury or death of a minor

A parent, or the parents, may sue for the expense and actual loss of services, companionship and society resulting from injury to or death of a minor child.Iowa. R. Civ. P. 1.206 Report 1943; amendment 1973; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002.

Rule 1.205 – Assignees; exception

In cases not governed by the uniform commercial code the assignment of a thing in action shall be without prejudice to any defense, counterclaim or claim matured or not, if matured when pleaded, existing against the assignor in favor of the party pleading it.Iowa. R....