DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

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  2. Iowa Code
  3. JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
  4. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

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Section
598.1

Definitions.

Section
598.2

Jurisdiction and venue.

Section
598.2A

Choice of law.

Section
598.3

Kind of action — joinder.

Section
598.4

Caption of petition for dissolution.

Section
598.5

Contents of petition — verification — evidence.

Section
598.6

Additional contents.

Section
598.7

Mediation.

Section
598.7A

Mediation.

Section
598.8

Hearings — exceptions.

Section
598.9

Residence — failure of proof.

Section
598.10

Temporary orders.

Section
598.11

How temporary order made — changes — retroactive modification.

Section
598.12

Guardian ad litem for minor child.

Section
598.12A

Attorney for minor child.

Section
598.12B

Child custody investigators and child and family reporters.

Section
598.13

Financial statements filed.

Section
598.14

Attachment.

Section
598.14A

Retroactive modification of temporary support order.

Section
598.14B

Child visitation — temporary custody orders.

Section
598.15

Mandatory course — parties to certain proceedings.

Section
598.16

Conciliation — domestic relations divisions.

Section
598.17

Dissolution of marriage — evidence.

Section
598.18

Recrimination not a bar to dissolution of marriage.

Section
598.19

Waiting period before decree.

Section
598.19A

Mandatory course — parties to certain proceedings.

Section
598.20

Forfeiture of marital rights.

Section
598.20A

Beneficiary revocation — life insurance.

Section
598.20B

Beneficiary revocation — other contracts.

Section
598.21

Orders for disposition of property.

Section
598.21A

Orders for spousal support.

Section
598.21B

Orders for child support and medical support.

Section
598.21C

Modification of child, spousal, or medical support orders.

Section
598.21D

Relocation of parent as grounds to modify order of child custody.

Section
598.21E

Contesting paternity to challenge child support order.

Section
598.21F

Postsecondary education subsidy.

Section
598.21G

Minor parent — parenting classes.

Section
598.22

Support payments — clerk of court — collection services center or comparable government entity in another state — defaults — security.

Section
598.22A

Satisfaction of support payments.

Section
598.22B

Information required in order or judgment.

Section
598.22C

Child support — social security disability dependent benefits.

Section
598.22D

Separate fund or conservatorship for support.

Section
598.23

Contempt proceedings — alternatives to jail sentence.

Section
598.23A

Contempt proceedings for provisions of support payments — activity governed by a license.

Section
598.24

Costs if party is in default or contempt.

Section
598.25

Parties and court granting marriage dissolution decree — notice.

Section
598.26

Record — impounding — violation indictable.

Section
598.27

Section 598.27

Section
598.28

Separate maintenance and annulment.

Section
598.29

Annulling illegal marriage — causes.

Section
598.30

Validity determined.

Section
598.31

Children — legitimacy.

Section
598.32

Annulment — compensation.

Section
598.33

Order to vacate.

Section
598.34

Recipients of public assistance — assignment of support payments.

Section
598.35

Grandparent — great-grandparent — visitation rights.

Section
598.36

Attorney fees in proceeding to modify order or decree.

Section
598.37

Name change.

Section
598.38

Section 598.38

Section
598.39

Section 598.39

Section
598.40

Section 598.40

Section
598.41

Custody of children.

Section
598.41A

Visitation — history of crimes against a minor.

Section
598.41B

Visitation — restrictions — murder of parent.

Section
598.41C

Modification of child custody or physical care — active duty.

Section
598.41D

Assignment of visitation or physical care parenting time — parent serving active duty — family member.

Section
598.42

Notice of certain orders by clerk of court.