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

If you do not respond to the petition by electronically filing an answer on time, the court may enter an order finding you in default and granting your spouse what was asked for in the petition.

A defendant's or respondent's answer must be electronically filed with the court. The papers (original notice and petition) that were served on the defendant or respondent tell how long the defendant or respondent has to file an answer. For information on calculating answer deadlines, see Iowa Code section 4.1(34).

NOTE: A Notice of Appearance is filed by an attorney/representative to indicate his or her appearance in the appeal. NOTE: Once a Notice of Appearance has been filed, the filer may receive automatic email notifications whenever a filing is made on the appeal.

If the request seeks records about court proceedings, the requester may be referred to self-service tools such as Iowa Courts Online Search or the Iowa court eFile system, both accessible online and via the public terminals placed in every courthouse, to obtain the records sought.

If the court finds the party (also known as the contemnor) to have willfully disobeyed a court order or decree, it will likely find them in contempt and punish them. The punishment for contempt may be a commitment to the county jail for up to thirty (30) days for each finding of contempt.