Definitions.
Iowa Code § 598B.301
in effect598B.301. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.
2. “Respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.
99 Acts, ch 103, §23
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/598B.301.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026