Family Law Case Requirements Order (With Minor Children) Form - Iowa District Court (Page 4 of 4) in pdf

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application for the court to waive mediation can be obtained from the District Court

Mediation Program or the Clerk of Court, and should be filed within ten days of the

pretrial conference.

4. No trial date will be assigned until mediation has been completed and the

mediator has filed the certificate of compliance with mediation.

5. At the conclusion of mediation, the parties shall either:

a) Within 30 days, present a final Decree or Order signed and approved by all

parties and counsel to the judge; or

b) Within 14 days, obtain a Uniform Trial Scheduling Order.

In Polk County these forms may be obtained in courtroom 412/413. You

must obtain a trial date from the Polk County Family Case Coordinator in

the Fifth District Court Administrator’s office, Room 408, Polk County

Courthouse, Des Moines, Iowa (515-286-3930).

ii)

In all other counties these forms may be obtained from the clerk of court.

You must obtain a trial date from the Rural Case Coordinator in the Fifth

District Court Administrator’s office, Room 408, Polk County Courthouse,

Des Moines, Iowa (1-800-532-1429 or 515-286-3859)

iii)

The Uniform Trial Scheduling Order need not be signed by a judge.

VI.

Requests for Waiver. If you believe you cannot fulfill any of the requirements listed in

this order, you may file a written motion seeking a waiver of the requirements. The requirements

are waived only after a judge has signed an order waiving them.

VII.

Penalties for failing to comply with this Order.

If you have not met any of the

requirements of this Order, you may be penalized and/or fined by the Court under Iowa Rule of

Civil Procedure 1.602(5). The penalties may include, but are not limited to, a dismissal of the

case, entry of default against you which grants the other person their requested relief, an award

of attorney fees to the other person, or a fine. In addition, the judge could limit the evidence you

can present at trial. For failure to complete Children in the Middle, the court could deny or

restrict your parenting time.

Dated: ____________________________, 20____.

_______________________________

ARTHUR E. GAMBLE

JUDGE, FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

This order is to be served with the Petition and Original Notice.

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

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