Iowa procedural guides
Last verified August 17, 2026
Plain-English guides to the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.
- Responding to an Iowa petition: 20 days, and ten days' warning before defaultIowa R. Civ. P. 1.303 gives 20 days after service of the original notice and petition to serve a motion or answer — and no default may be entered without ten days' written notice of intent to seek it.
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