1. When the court is unavailable from the close of business at the end of the day or week to the resumption of business at the beginning of the day or week, a petition may be filed before a district judge, or district associate judge designated by the chief judge of the judicial district, who may grant emergency relief in accordance with section 236.5, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, if the district judge or district associate judge deems it necessary to protect the plaintiff from domestic abuse, upon good cause shown in an ex parte proceeding. Present danger of domestic abuse to the plaintiff constitutes good cause for purposes of this subsection.
2. An emergency order issued under subsection 1 shall expire seventy-two hours after issuance. When the order expires, the plaintiff may seek a temporary order from the court pursuant to section 236.4.
3. A petition filed and emergency order issued under this section and any documentation\n\nTue Dec 09 22:20:44 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 236 (31, 0) §236.6, DOMESTIC ABUSE 6\n\nin support of the petition and order shall be immediately certified to the court. The certification shall commence a proceeding for purposes of section 236.3. [C81, §236.6] 2009 Acts, ch 133, §231 Referred to in §232.8, 598.41, 598C.305, 915.50 \n
Notes of Decisions
In Re the Marriage of Ford, 563 N.W.2d 629 (Iowa 1997).
· cites it 2× “5, the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to section 236.6, the holding of a parent in contempt pursuant *632 to section 236.”
Luke A. Giegerich v. Samantha A. Lahr (Iowa Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 2× “5, the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to section 236.6, the holding of a parent in contempt pursuant to section 664A.”
In re Marriage of Lyga (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “5, the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to section 236.6, the holding of a parent in contempt pursuant to section 664A.”
Gage Steven Shellady v. Evangelene Glover (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “5, the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to section 236.6, the holding of a parent in contempt pursuant to section 664A.”
In re the Marriage of Engelman (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “5, the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to section 236.6, the holding of a parent in contempt pursuant to section 664A.”
In re the Marriage of Finley (Iowa Ct. App. 2023).
· cites it 2× “5, the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to section 236.6, the holding of a parent in contempt pursuant to section 664A.”
In re the Marriage of Anderson (Iowa Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 2× “5, the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to section 236.6, the holding of a parent in contempt pursuant to section 664A.”
In re the Marriage of Harmelink (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 2× “5, the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to section 236.6, the holding of a parent in contempt pursuant to section 664A.”
In re the Marriage of Young (Iowa Ct. App. 2026).
· cites it 2× “5, the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to section 236.6, the holding of a parent in contempt pursuant to section 664A.”
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