Rule 17.100--Form 115: Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with no Minor or Dependent Adult Children Respondent must file an Answer within 20 days after receiving the Petition and Original Notice, or the court may enter a judgment against Respondent giving Petitioner what he or she asked for in the Petition. Use this Answer form 115 if you received Petition form 101, otherwise use form 116. Read the Guide to Representing Yourself in an Iowa Divorce Case on the Iowa Judicial Branch website before using this form. If filing electronically and you include protected information on this form, fill out or update the Protected Information Disclosure form (111). If filing in paper, you may use form 111. If you do not understand how to use this form, or if you should use this form, talk to an attorney. In the Iowa District Court for County where your spouse filed the Petition County Upon the Petition of Equity case no. Petitioner Your spouse's full name: first, middle, last Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with no Minor or Dependent Adult Children and concerning Respondent Your full name: first, middle, last 1. Personal Information Fill in all information that you know. A. Petitioner's information Check one If paragraph 1A of the Petition (form 101) is not correct, check (2) and fill in the blanks. (1) (2) Petitioner's (your spouse's) birth year and present residence are correct in the Petition. Petitioner's birth year and present residence are not correct in the Petition. The correct information is: Birth year Present street address City State ZIP code ( County ) Email address Phone number B. Respondent's information Check one If paragraph 1B of the Petition (form 101) is not correct, check (2) and fill in the blanks. (1) (2) Respondent's (your) birth year and present residence are correct in the Petition. Respondent's birth year and present residence are not correct in the Petition. The correct information is: Birth year November 2013 Rule 17.100--Form 115 Page 1 of 5 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Rule 17.100--Form 115: Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with no Minor or Dependent Adult Children, continued Present street address City State ZIP code ( County ) Email address Phone number 2. General Information About the Marriage and the Parties A. Date and location of the marriage Check one If paragraph 2A of the Petition (form 101) is not correct, check (2) and fill in the blanks. (1) (2) The date and location of the marriage are correct in the Petition. The date and location of the marriage are not correct in the Petition. The correct information is: , Month Day Year City State B. Children Check all that are true If you do not check one or more of these boxes, explain in 2I. (1) (2) (3) (4) There are no children under the age of 18 who are children of both Petitioner and Respondent. There are no children under the age of 18 who were adopted or born during this marriage. There are no children 18 years of age or older who still need support. Neither Petitioner nor Respondent is pregnant. C. Petitioner's residence (1) The only reason that Petitioner (your spouse) is living in Iowa is just to get a divorce. True False If you do not live in Iowa, or if you live in Iowa for reasons other than just to get a divorce, check "False." (2) If you disagree with paragraph 2C(2) of the Petition (form 101), fill in the blanks. Petitioner has lived in Iowa for the last In county. years and months Continued on next page November 2013 Rule 17.100--Form 115 Page 2 of 5 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Rule 17.100--Form 115: Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with no Minor or Dependent Adult Children, continued D. Parties' residence Check each that is true (1) (2) Respondent (you are Respondent) is a resident of Iowa. Petitioner (your spouse) has lived in Iowa for more than one year. If you did not check (1) or (2), you should talk to an attorney. E. Condition of the marriage Check all that are true (1) (2) (3) (4) The marriage is broken and cannot be saved. This is the only divorce case going on in involving this marriage. If you did not check (2), explain in 2I. You should also talk to an attorney. Petitioner did not file the Petition in good faith for the purpose of ending the marriage. Counseling will not save the marriage. If counseling may save the marriage, do not check (4). F. Respondent's status Check each that is true (1) Respondent (you are Respondent) is in the military service. If you check (1), note that there are special rules that may prevent this dissolution from going forward if you are in the military. You should talk to an attorney. Respondent is in prison or jail at Name of facility in State . (2) If you are in prison or jail, you may be entitled to a "guardian ad litem," a person, usually an attorney, appointed to protect the interests of a spouse in some cases. G. Protective or no contact orders Check one (1) (2) There is neither a "protective order" nor a "no contact order" between Respondent (you) and Petitioner (your spouse). There is a "protective order" or "no contact order" between Respondent and Petitioner. If you check (2), fill in the following information: a. County and state where the order came from: County b. Court case number: State H. Respondent denies anything in the Petition that Respondent has not agreed is correct. I. Other information: Continued on next page November 2013 Rule 17.100--Form 115 Page 3 of 5 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Rule 17.100--Form 115: Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with no Minor or Dependent Adult Children, continued 3. Respondent's Request A. Respondent asks the court to: Check all that apply. The court will only consider items that are checked. If you do not know what you want, talk to an attorney. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) End the marriage of Respondent (you) and Petitioner (your spouse). Fairly divide the property and the debts of the parties. Order that Petitioner pay the court fees. Order that Petitioner pay for Respondent's attorney's fees before the divorce is final If you check (4), you must file form 122. Order that Petitioner pay spousal support (alimony) to Respondent. If you check (5), you must file form 122. Change Respondent's last name to: Print your former or birth name Name can only be changed to name on birth certificate or name used immediately prior to the marriage. B. Other request: . Continued on next page No