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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 598.8, Code 1995, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 598.8 HEARINGS. 1 4 1.HearingsExcept as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 1 5 hearings for dissolution of marriage shall be held in open 1 6 court upon the oral testimony of witnesses, or upon the 1 7 depositions of such witnesses taken as in other equitable 1 8 actions or taken by a commissioner appointed by the court. 1 9However, theThe court may in its discretion close the 1 10 hearing. Hearings held for the purpose of determining child 1 11 custody may be limited in attendance by the court. 1 12 2. The court may enter a decree of dissolution without a 1 13 hearing under either of the following circumstances: 1 14 a. All of the following circumstances have been met: 1 15 (1) The parties have certified in writing that there has 1 16 been a breakdown of the marriage relationship to the extent 1 17 that the legitimate objects of matrimony have been destroyed 1 18 and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage 1 19 can be preserved. 1 20 (2) All documents required by the court and by statute 1 21 have been filed. 1 22 (3) The parties have entered into a written agreement 1 23 settling all of the issues involved in the dissolution of 1 24 marriage. 1 25 (4) There are no children of the marriage for whom 1 26 support, as defined under section 598.1, may be ordered. 1 27 b. The respondent has not entered a general or special 1 28 appearance or filed a motion or pleading in the case, the 1 29 waiting period provided under section 598.19 has expired, and 1 30 all of the following circumstances have been met: 1 31 (1) The petitioner has certified in writing that there has 1 32 been a breakdown of the marriage relationship to the extent 1 33 that the legitimate objects of matrimony have been destroyed 1 34 and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage 1 35 can be preserved. 2 1 (2) All documents required by the court and by statute 2 2 have been filed. 2 3 (3) There are no children of the marriage for whom 2 4 support, as defined under section 598.1, may be ordered. 2 5 HF 94 2 6 lh/pk/25
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