IA HF2277

Creates the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act as new Iowa Code Chapter 598A, establishing a framework for arbitrating contested family law issues arising under dissolution, paternity, and child support statutes

Requires arbitration agreements to be signed by both parties, identify the arbitrator or selection method, and specify the family law dispute to be arbitrated

Prohibits arbitrators from granting divorces, terminating parental rights, granting adoptions or guardianships, determining child dependency status, or deciding child support cases involving state-assigned payments

Establishes that Iowa's general arbitration law (Chapter 679A) applies to family law arbitration, but the new Family Law Arbitration Act controls when conflicts arise

Defines key terms including arbitration agreements, child custody disputes (covering legal/physical custody, parenting plans, visitation), and child support disputes (regarding financial support of a child)