{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-597.12","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 597.12","heading":"Nonabatement of action.","body":"No action or proceedings shall abate or be affected by the return or release of the person absent or confined, but the person may be permitted to prosecute or defend jointly with the other.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 597 - HUSBAND AND WIFE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/597.12.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"392a3d15f62712bc04ac460ea4081737fd3040b2d579f440abe5e8d2fe12010c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-597.11","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-597.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}