IOWA

There is no residency requirement for the spouse filing the dissolution of marriage papers as long as the defendant spouse is a resident of Iowa and was personally served with the dissolution of marriage papers. Otherwise, there is a one year residency requirement. Additionally, there is a 90 day waiting period prior to the dissolution of marriage becoming final. The dissolution of marriage may be filed in a county where either spouse resides. [Iowa Code Annotated; Sections 598.2 and 598.6].

The one and only no-fault ground for divorce in Iowa is: 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 Annotated; Sections 598.5 and 598.17].