Iowa
IowaIowa The followingcapsule summary of the law in this state related to divorce maybe helpful to you. These brief statements are not meant tosubstitute for legal consultation, but rather to highlight themain issues to consider. Divorce Law GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE Grounds: Irretrievable breakdown. Residency: Unless respondent is aresident and given personal service, petitioner must have beenresident for last year. Waiting Period: 90 days afterservice of notice. No Fault: Irretrievable breakdown;separation. Defenses: None listed. Code Section: 598.6, 17, 19 CHILD CUSTODY
Uniform Child Custody Act:1977
Joint Custody:Yes, 598.41(2)
Grandparent Visitation:Yes, 598.35
Child's Wishes Considered:Yes
Code Section: 598.41 MARITAL PROPERTY
Community Property: No. ANNULMENT AND PROHIBITEDMARRIAGE Grounds: Prohibited; impotency;prior marriage undissolved; lacking capacity to consent orunderage. Time Limitation: None listed. Legitimacy of Children: Children ofannulled marriage are legitimate. Prohibited Marriages: Undissolvedprior marriage; between descendant and ancestor, brother andsister, aunt and nephew, uncle and niece, first cousins. Code Section: 595.19; 598.29, 31 RESOURCES Iowa Child Support Recovery Unit
Department of Human Services
Hoover Bldg., 5th Fl.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515)281-5580
Fax: (515)281-4597 Iowa Division of Banking
200 E. Grand, Ste. 300
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515)281-4014
Richard H. Buenneke, Supvr. Iowa Insurance Division
Lucas State Office Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515)281-5705
David Lyons, Commnr. Iowa Self-Help Clearinghouse
Iowa Pilot Parents, Inc.
33 N. 12th St.
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Phone: (515)576-5870
Free: 800-383-4777
Carol Reed, Coordinator
Carla Lawson, Director Iowa State Bar Association
521 E. Locust
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515)243-3179
Fax: (515)243-2511 Iowa State Department of Public Health
Bureau of Vital Records
Lucas State Office Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: (515)281-5787
Responds to public inquiries for birth, death, and marriagerecords dating from July 1, 1880, if provided with date and placeof event. Dissolution of marriage records date from 1936.(Statistical record only. Original dissolution records filed inthe county where event occurred.) Fee for search of certifiedcopy is $6. For all inquiries, include a self-addressed, stampedenvelope. Office of Child Support EnforcementRegional Representative (Iowa)
601 E. 12th St.
Federal Bldg., Rm. 384
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: (816)426-3584 © 1997 Flying Solo™. All rights reserved. Legal Notices
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