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Iowa Code § 236A.4 (2026)

Plaintiffs proceeding pro se — provision of forms and assistance

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1. The department shall prescribe standard forms to be used by plaintiffs seeking protective orders by proceeding pro se in actions under this chapter. The standard forms shall include language in fourteen point boldface type. Standard forms prescribed by the department shall be the exclusive forms used by plaintiffs proceeding pro se, and may be used by other plaintiffs. The department shall distribute the forms to the clerks of the district court.

2. The clerk of the district court shall furnish the required forms to persons seeking protective orders through pro se proceedings pursuant to this chapter. 2017 Acts, ch 121, §7 Referred to in §915.50 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: N.H., on behalf of R.W. & A.W., Minor Child., No. 20-0872 (Iowa Ct. App. May 26, 2021).
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N.H., on behalf of R.W. & A.W., Minor Child., No. 20-0872 (Iowa Ct. App. May 26, 2021). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 236A.4, 236A.5. N.H. utilized the standard forms but not the assistance of the county attorney during the hearing.”
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