Iowa Retirement Asset Protection Laws

Iowa laws protect the following retirement assets from creditors:

• U.S. government pension benefits, regardless of whether the pensioner is the head of the family;
• payments under a pension, annuity, or similar plan or contract, except amounts contributed within one year pre-petition that exceed normal contributions under the plan;
• pensions and retirement funds not subject to claims for child, spousal, or medical support;
• benefits under state peace officers' retirement, accident, and disability systems;
• state public employees' retirement system benefits; and
• locally administered pension funds for disabled and retired policemen and firemen.