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Judgments are valid for a period of twenty years. Iowa Code § 614.1. Judgments are liens upon the real estate owned by the defendant for a period of ten years from the date of the judgment.
Before you file a divorce with children or respond to a petition for divorce, review the appropriate Guide for Representing Yourself in an Iowa Divorce: with children (PDF) or with no children (PDF). You will need to electronically file a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and pay the $265 filing fee.
You will then electronically file the appropriate small claims Original Notice form and pay the $95 filing fee. The official forms to use in Iowa small claims cases are available free of charge on this website. You may have an additional cost for having the petition served on the other party.
You must electronically file a request for an order "condemning" the funds held by clerk. The court will then order the clerk to pay you the amounts collected by the sheriff. You must pay the sheriff's fee. The sheriff will continue collection efforts until the judgment is satisfied or for a 120-day period.
You must electronically file this Appearance and Answer using EDMS at unless you obtain from the court an exemption from electronic filing requirements.
This 90-day waiting period applies even if you and your spouse are seeking a no-contest divorce in Iowa and have agreed on all terms. In very limited circumstances (such as emergencies) a judge may waive the 90-day period and grant your divorce sooner.
In Iowa, you have to file an action against the other party to seek enforcement of the existing court decree order. The enforcement action is formally known as an Application for Rule to Show Cause, commonly referred to as a contempt filing. This filing brings the opposing party's bad acts to the court's attention.
The divorce records must be public because, in Iowa, judgments are entered against real property ownership.