IOWA STATUTES AND CODES
144.37 - DISSOLUTION AND ANNULMENT RECORDS.
144.37 DISSOLUTION AND ANNULMENT RECORDS.
For each dissolution or annulment of marriage granted by any court
in this state, a record shall be prepared by the clerk of court or by
the petitioner or the petitioner's legal representative if directed
by the clerk and filed by the clerk of court with the state
registrar. The information necessary to prepare the report shall be
furnished with the petition, to the clerk of court by the petitioner
or the petitioner's legal representative, on forms supplied by the
state registrar.
The clerk of the district court in each county shall keep a record
book for dissolutions. The form of dissolution record books shall be
uniform throughout the state. A properly indexed record of
dissolutions upon microfilm, electronic computer, or data processing
equipment may be kept in lieu of dissolution record books.
On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, the clerk of
court shall forward to the state registrar the record of each
dissolution and annulment granted during the preceding calendar month
and related reports required by regulations issued under this
chapter. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2421, 2423, 2425; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
66, § 144.36, 144.38, 144.40; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 144.37; 81
Acts, ch 64, § 6; 82 Acts, ch 1100, § 1] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 101, § 23; 83 Acts, ch 186, § 10049, 10201; 85 Acts,
ch 195, §19