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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.

This 90-day waiting period applies even if you and your spouse are seeking a no-contest divorce in Iowa and have agreed on all terms. In very limited circumstances (such as emergencies) a judge may waive the 90-day period and grant your divorce sooner.

598.19 Waiting period before decree. The court may enter an order finding the respondent in default and waiving conciliation when the respondent has failed to file an appearance within the time set forth in the original notice.

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.

Even after you meet any residency requirement, the court still needs some processing time to finalize your divorce. Other states are faster than others at this. Alaska is notoriously fast at finalizing a divorce. Alaska, Nevada, and South Dakota can usually finalize a divorce in just under two months.

If your divorce is 100% uncontested you can have it granted in 90 days but not before. The 90 day waiting period is mandatory in Iowa. Note that you should never count on the divorce being fast. Sometimes it looks like your spouse won't contest it until an issue related to minor children or money appears.