Iowa Divorce Information.
If filing for divorce in Iowa, you must be a resident of the state for at least a year prior to filing for divorce. If not you are going to have to wait to start the divorce process. You can file for divorce in the county you reside in if you have been a resident of Iowa for a year. I always like to tell people to remember before moving before a divorce, it is important to at least get a free consultation with a lawyer to find out what each states requirements are for getting a divorce, every state is different, when it comes to the length of time you must live in the state to get a divorce.
In Iowa the divorce process is called a dissolution of marriage, that is what the system refers to as a divorce. When filing for divorce, either spouse can file, as long as they have lived in the state of Iowa a year, and they file for a petition for a dissolution of marriage. In Iowa there is a ninety day period that you have to wait for a divorce, and before the divorce becomes final. When you file for divorce, your spouse is then served with papers, the courts allow a reasonable amount of time for another spouse to respond to the divorce papers.
In Iowa the reasons for divorce are irretrievable breakdown of the marriage or also referred to as irreconcilable differences in the marriage, and there is no reason the spouses want the marriage to continue, resulting in divorce.
A divorce is a hard time in anyone's life, receiving some sort of counseling for your family I believe is very important, it helps everyone with the divorce process.