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IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk issue notice to Respondent to appear. Respondent is ORDERED to appear to show cause as to why Respondent should not be held in contempt of Court as alleged in the application filed herein.

If a party is found to have violated a court order, the court can find the party in contempt and may require the party serve up to 30 days in jail. The court also has alternative measures to try to gain the party's compliance with an order. See Iowa Code section 598.23.

You must electronically file this Appearance and Answer using EDMS at unless you obtain from the court an exemption from electronic filing requirements.

Iowa Code section 598.23 applies if the case involves an order that was issued as part of a divorce . Iowa Code section 600B. 37 applies if the order was issued outside of a divorce. The party who brings the contempt action has the burden to prove the other parent willfully did not follow the order.

Iowa law provides a number of measures for enforcing compliance with a child support order, including income withholding, garnishment, liens, and contempt of court. If a parent has not complied with a support order, it is the responsibility of the other parent to initiate steps to enforce.

A ?motion to quash? is a request to the court to end enforcement of a court order or declare the order invalid. Sometimes parties desire to quash an injunction, subpoena, guilty plea, garnishment, or order for mandatory income withholding that has been filed against the person.