Family Law Case Requirements Order (With Minor Children) Form - Iowa District Court printable pdf download

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IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR __________ COUNTY

Upon the Petition of

_________________________________,

No. _____________________

Petitioner,

FAMILY LAW CASE

And Concerning

REQUIREMENTS ORDER

(with minor children)

_________________________________,

Respondent.

This Order tells each person in this case what you must do to get a final order from the

Court. These requirements apply to both people, whether you have a lawyer or not. In general,

you are both required to:

Attend a “Children in the Middle” course within 45 days from the date the Petition

and Original Notice are served on the person named as Respondent. In Polk

County a list of approved programs is available in Courtrooms 412/413. In all

other counties a list is available from the Clerk of Court.

Give certain financial information to your lawyer, if you have one, and to the

other person or their lawyer not more than 60 days from the date the case is

filed.

Prepare and file with the Clerk of Court a Child Support Guideline Worksheet 10

days before the Pretrial Conference (80 days after the case is filed).

Participate in a Pretrial Conference, which is scheduled approximately 90 days

after this case is filed, or have both attorneys submit a signed certificate stating

all pretrial requirements have been met.

The pretrial certification option is

available only when both parties are represented by attorneys.

Attend together a mediation session with a mediator within 60 days after the

Pretrial Conference, if you have not settled the case before that.

Submit a proposed decree or a Uniform Trial Scheduling Order. In Polk County

these order forms are available in courtrooms 412/413.

In all other counties

these form orders are available from the clerk of court.

These requirements are designed to encourage you and the other person in the case to

exchange information and to discuss possible settlement of your case before going to trial

before a judge. These requirements are also intended to make trials available more quickly for

people who cannot settle their cases.

If you want a court order for temporary support, visitation/custody, or assigning

responsibility to pay bills after the case is filed and before you receive a final Decree, you should

also use the order titled “Order For Mediation of Temporary Matters and Setting Hearing.” This

will give you a fairly prompt court date to have a judge make a decision on these matters.

OFLR/comments: P TC d ate; M ediation ( deadline d ate) U pdated 9 /2011

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Family Law Case Requirements Order (With Minor Children) Form - Iowa District Court

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