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A marriage may be annulled for the following reasons (see Iowa Code section 598.29): The marriage between the parties is illegal. Either party to the marriage was impotent at the time of marriage. Either party already had a husband or wife living at the time of the marriage to be annulled.

A marriage can be annulled only when the law considers your marriage either void or voidable. Examples of void marriages?unions that aren't legal to begin with?are where there's bigamy or incest. An example of a voidable marriage is one that took place when the spouses were highly intoxicated.

Every order for conciliation shall require the conciliator to file a written report by a date certain which shall state the conciliation procedures undertaken and such other matters as may have been required by the court. The report shall be a part of the record unless otherwise ordered by the court.

In Iowa, you must file a petition for annulment in order to get your annulment granted. Your petition should be filed in a county court where you and/or your spouse reside. At least one party must have lived in Iowa for at least 1 year before filing can begin.

Common-Law Marriage Requirements Though Iowa does not have a specific time requirement for a common-law marriage, for a couple to be considered married under common law, the couple must meet three elements: Present intent and agreement to be married by both parties; Continuous cohabitation; and.

If you want to file for divorce or are responding to a divorce your spouse has filed without using an attorney, you must use the forms in chapter 17 of the Iowa Court Rules. The forms are available free of charge on this website.