598.19 Waiting period before decree. 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 publicationof notice, or from the date that waiver or acceptance of original notice is filed or until afterany court-ordered conciliation is completed, whichever period shall be longer. However, thecourt may in its discretion, on written motion supported by affidavit setting forth grounds ofemergency or necessity and facts which satisfy the court that immediate action is warrantedor required to protect the substantive rights or interests of any party or person who might beaffected by the decree, hold a hearing and grant a decree dissolving the marriage prior to theexpiration of the applicable period, provided that requirements of notice have been compliedwith. In such case the grounds of emergency or necessity and the facts with respect theretoshall be recited in the decree unless otherwise ordered by the court. The court may enter anorder finding the respondent in default and waiving any court-ordered conciliation when therespondent has failed to file an appearance within ess otherwise ordered by the court. The court may enter anorder finding the respondent in default and waiving any court-ordered conciliation when therespondent has failed to file an appearance within the time set forth in the original notice. [C58, 62, 66, §598.25; C71, 73, 75, §598.16, 598.19; C77, 79, 81, §598.19]2019 Acts, ch 63, §2Referred to in §598.8 Sat Dec 23 11:10:04 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 598.19 (18, 0)
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