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A motion to dismiss will usually be granted only if the alleged infractions are repeated or significant and have resulted in prejudice to another party or the administration of justice. b. Ruling. The appropriate appellate court may rule on the motion or may order the motion submitted with the appeal.

What are the steps in a Contempt of Court action? We file an application for a contempt citation, including the facts supporting the application, with the Clerk of Court, and serve it on the person ordered to pay support. The court holds a hearing to decide whether the violation of the support order is willful.

In Iowa, a Motion for Summary Judgment can be filed by either party up to 60 days prior to the date the case is set for trial unless otherwise specified by the court. If resisting the motion, the opposing party should file a resistance within 15 days of the motion being served, unless ordered otherwise by the court.

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

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.

Rule 1.500. Like its federal counterpart, the rule seeks to accelerate the exchange of basic information and eliminate the delay and expense of serving formal discovery requests seeking routine information that will be produced as a matter of course in most cases.