{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-595.18","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 595.18","heading":"Issue legitimatized.","body":"Children born outside of a marriage become legitimate by the subsequent marriage of their parents. Children born of a marriage contracted in violation of section 595.3 or 595.19 are legitimate.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 595 - MARRIAGE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/595.18.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"e104088de2d082771cc2173c5b6d906957f47c04f7a2ed39919cb07f1be0c03a","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-595.17","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-595.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}