654B.11 - EFFECT OF MEDIATION. - Iowa Statutes

654B.11 EFFECT OF MEDIATION. An interest in property, or rights and obligations under a contract are not affected by the failure of a person to obtain a mediation release regardless of its validity. Time periods relating to a claim, including applicable statutes of limitations, shall be suspended upon filing a mediation request. Time periods affecting a claim in a civil proceeding shall be suspended upon filing a mediation request. The suspension shall terminate upon signing a mediation release.          Section History: Recent Form 90 Acts, ch 1143, §25