631.7 Parties, pleadings, and motions. 1. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, there shall be no written pleadings or motions unless the court in the interests of justice permits them, in which event they shall besimilar in form to the original notice. 2. Motions, except a motion under rule of civil procedure 1.246, shall be heard only at the time set for a hearing on the merits. 3. Except as provided in section 631.8, subsection 4, a counterclaim, cross-petition or intervention shall be in writing and in the form promulgated under section 631.15. Copiesshall be submitted for each party appearing, and shall be mailed by ordinary mail to thoseparties by the clerk. A cross-petition against persons not a party to the action shall be madepursuant to rule of civil procedure 1.246 and the new party shall be served with notice asprovided in this chapter. 4. The rules of civil procedure pertaining to actions, joinder of actions, parties and intervention shall apply to small claims actions, except that rule of civil procedure 1.241shall not apply. No counterclaim is necessary to assert an offset arising out of the subjectmatter of the plaintiff’s claim. ll apply to small claims actions, except that rule of civil procedure 1.241shall not apply. No counterclaim is necessary to assert an offset arising out of the subjectmatter of the plaintiff’s claim. A counterclaim, cross-petition, or intervention against anexisting party is deemed denied and no responsive pleading by such party is required. [C73, §631.7, 631.8; C75, 77, 79, 81, §631.7] Sat Dec 23 11:22:39 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 631.7 (18, 0)
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