Our financial circumstances change as the years pass and the spousal support order that was once suitable for you and your former spouse may no longer work. If you need to modify your spousal support order, you can petition the court to have it reduced or increased, depending on the situation. Before you take the matter to court, however, consider discussing it with your former spouse. Hashing out ...
The Iowa Judicial Branch and Governor Reynolds have implemented several new guidelines governing court timelines, procedures and notarization requirements for Iowa divorce cases. Iowa Divorce Trials and Hearings Currently all civil bench trials and other hearings set to commence before May 4 shall be either continued to a date no earlier than May 4 or conducted by telephone, at the discretion of ...
In response to the current spread of Coronavirus, the Iowa Supreme Court has imposed new case management guidelines to Iowa divorce cases. Pursuant to the advisory order entered on March 14, 2020, by Chief Justice Christensen, all current Iowa divorce trials and hearings set to commence before May 4 th may go forward as scheduled. However, the trial courts shall freely grant continuances for good ...
If you and your spouse are planning to get divorced, you may be wondering if your only option is to go through the litigation process. There are actually many ways to dissolve a marriage that will not land the two of you in court before a judge. One such method is known as collaborative divorce. If you have children, staying out of court and avoiding an inherently hostile process may be ...
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