600B.6 Liability of the father’s estate. The obligation of the father, when his paternity has been judicially established in his lifetime, or has been acknowledged by him in writing or by the part performance of hisobligations, is enforceable against his estate in such an amount as the court may determine,having regard to the age of the child, the ability of the mother to support it, the amount ofproperty left by the father, the number, age, and financial condition of the lawful issue, ifany, and the rights of the widow, if any. The court may direct the discharge of the obligationby periodical payments or by the payment of a lump sum. [C27, 31, 35, §12667-a6; C39, §12667.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.6] C93, §600B.6Referred to in §600B.22 Sat Dec 23 11:13:54 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 600B.6 (16, 0)
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