Southern District of Iowa

Divisions and counties served

Each county below is assigned to a division by the court’s own order or local rule.

Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.

Every Iowa county and its court →

How the Southern District of Iowa runs a case

Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.

Section 341 meeting of creditors

By Zoom video

USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors

What the Southern District of Iowa publishes

Local rules and standing orders bind cases in this district in addition to the national rules. Each link goes to the court’s own copy.

Related

• Iowa exemptions — what state law protects
• Every Iowa county and the court that hears it
• Find the court and division for a specific county
• The statutes and rules behind every bankruptcy case

Not yet published here

We have not collected these for this court, so this page does not show them. The court’s own site is the authority meanwhile.

• Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
• The trustees who serve this district

This court publishes at www.iasb.uscourts.gov. The rules, orders and fee schedules linked on this page go to its own copies.