Grounds for Divorce: The court shall grant a no-fault divorce upon a finding that "there has been a breakdown of the marriage relationship to the extent that the legitimate objects of matrimony have been destroyed and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved. [Iowa Code]

Residency Requirements: "The petitioner has been for the last year, a resident of the state and the maintenance of the residence has been in good faith and not for the purpose of obtaining a marriage dissolution only." The petition shall be filed in the county where either party resides and "no decree dissolving a marriage shall be granted in any proceeding before ninety days shall have elapsed from the day the original notice is served, or from the last day of publication of notice, or from the date that waiver or acceptance of original notice is filed or until after conciliation is completed, whichever period shall be longer", except upon a showing of emergency or necessity. [Iowa Code]

Iowa Child Support Enforcement Links and Telephone Numbers
Department of Human Services Child Support Recovery Unit
Telephone: 515–242–5530
Toll Free: 888–229–9223

Iowa Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
Iowa Child Support Guidelines

Iowa Child Support Calculator

Iowa Divorce Forms Online
The courts do not have online divorce forms.

Iowa Divorce Laws
Iowa Code 1999, Chapter 598

Iowa Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Telephone: 515–244–8028
Toll Free: 800–942–0333

Iowa Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Iowa Legal Aid
Telephone: 800-532-1275

Iowa Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Community Mediation Center Family Resources, Inc.
Telephone: 563–445–0557

Mediation Services of Eastern Iowa
Telephone: 319–248–1940

Iowa State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Iowa State Bar Association

Iowa State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Statewide: 515–280–7429 Toll Free: 800–532–1108