The Iowa Motion and Affidavit to Serve by Publication is a legal document used when a person or entity needs to serve another person or entity, but the whereabouts of the second party is unknown. This document is required when a person or entity is unable to serve the other party with a summons or other court papers in a timely manner. It is typically used in divorce proceedings, custody disputes, or other legal matters in which one party is unable to locate the other party. The Iowa Motion and Affidavit to Serve by Publication is designed to provide proof to the court that all reasonable attempts have been made to locate the other party in order to serve them with the appropriate court papers. There are two main types of Iowa Motion and Affidavit to Serve by Publication: Standard and Limited. The Standard version requires the initiating party to make multiple attempts to locate the other party in order to serve them with the court papers. The Limited version requires only one attempt to locate the other party, and therefore is less time-consuming. In both versions, the initiating party must provide proof to the court that all reasonable attempts to locate the other party have been made. Additionally, the initiating party must provide a copy of the court papers to a local newspaper or other form of publication in order for the documents to be legally served.