Opinion ID: 1936974
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Timeframe for Postsecondary Education Subsidies

Text: The court of appeals ordered the subsidies should remain in effect as long as the children are under the age of twenty-two years. The statute, however, states that the applicable timeframe is  between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two. Id. § 598.1(8) (emphasis added). We therefore modify the decree as follows: Robert is responsible for Anthony and Angela's college expenses so long as each child is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two. Given the traditional ages at which students attend college, the ages which define this timeframe should be read inclusively, i.e. students qualify so long as they are older than seventeen but less than twenty-three, to effect legislative intent. See State v. Schultz, 604 N.W.2d 60, 62 (Iowa 1999) (The polestar of statutory interpretation is to give effect to the legislative intent of a statute.).