Statutes > Iowa Statutes > Title 15 - Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures > Subtitle 1 - Domestic Relations > CHAPTER 598 - DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS > 598.3 - KIND OF ACTION -- JOINDER.

598.3 - KIND OF ACTION -- JOINDER.

        598.3  KIND OF ACTION -- JOINDER.         An action for dissolution of marriage shall be by equitable      proceedings, and no cause of action, save for alimony, shall be      joined therewith. Such actions shall not be subject to counterclaim      or cross petition by the respondent.  After the appearance of the      respondent, no dismissal of the cause of action shall be allowed      unless both the petitioner and the respondent sign the dismissal.
         Section History: Early Form
         [R60, § 4184; C73, § 2511; C97, § 3430; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §      10469; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 598.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,      § 598.3]