Iowa Ct. R. 8.11 (2026)

Rule 8.11 Child in need of assistance adjudicatory hearings. The adjudicatory hearing on a child in need of assistance petition shall be held within 60 days of the filing of said petition

unless good cause to the contrary is shown. Failure to comply with this rule shall not result in automatic dismissal, but any such failure may be urged as grounds for discretionary dismissal. [Report February 21, 1985, effective July 1, 1985; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002]