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IA Code § 252H.18A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS|Section 252H.18A - Request for review outside applicable time frames.

252H.18A Request for review outside applicable time frames.   1. If a support order is not eligible for review and adjustment because the support order is outside of the minimum time frames specified by rule of the department, a parent may request a review and administrative modification by submitting all of the following to the unit:   a. A request for review of the support order which is outside of the applicable time frames.   b. Verified documentation of a substantial change in circumstances as specified by rule of the department.   2. Upon receipt of the request and all documentation required in subsection 1, the unit shall review the request and documentation and if appropriate shall issue a notice of intent to modify as provided in section 252H.19.   3. Notwithstanding section 598.21C, for purposes of this section, a substantial change in circumstances means there has been a change of fifty percent or more in the income of a parent, and the change is due to financial circumstances which have existed for a minimum period of three months and can reasonably be expected to exist for an additional three months.  97 Acts, ch 175, §105; 2005 Acts, ch 69, §27  Referred to in §252H.4, 252H.8
IA Code § 252H.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS|Section 252H.19 - Notice of intent to modify.

252H.19 Notice of intent to modify.   1. The unit shall issue a notice of intent to modify to each parent. Notice to a child support agency or an agency entitled to receive child or medical support payments as the result of an assignment of support rights is not required.   2. The notice shall be served upon each parent in accordance with the rules of civil procedure, except that a parent requesting modification shall, at the time of the request, waive the right to personal service of the notice in writing and accept service by regular mail. The unit shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to ensure that all of the following are included in the notice:   a. The legal basis and purpose of the action.   b. Information sufficient to identify the affected parties and the support order or orders affected.   c. An explanation of the procedures for determining child support and a request for financial or income information as necessary for application of the child support guidelines established pursuant to section 598.21B.   d. An explanation of the legal rights and responsibilities of the affected parties, including the time frames in which the parties must act.   e. Procedures for contesting the action through a conference or a court hearing.   f. Other information, as appropriate.  93 Acts, ch 78, §42; 2004 Acts, ch 1116, §23; 2005 Acts, ch 69, §28  Referred to in §252H.8, 252H.10, 252H.11, 252H.18A
IA Code § 252H.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS|Section 252H.20 - Conference — second notice and finding of financial responsibility.

252H.20 Conference — second notice and finding of financial responsibility.   1. Each parent shall have the right to request a conference with the office of the unit that issued the notice of intent to modify. The request may be made in person, in writing, or by telephone, and shall be made within ten days of the date of successful service of the notice of intent to modify.   2. A parent requesting a conference shall submit any required fee no later than the date of the scheduled conference. A conference shall not be held unless the required fee is paid in full.   3. Upon a request and full payment of any required fee, the office of the unit that issued the notice of intent to modify shall schedule a conference with the parent and advise the parent of the date, time, place, and procedural aspects of the conference. The unit shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to specify the manner in which a conference is conducted and the purpose of the conference.   4. Following the conference, the office of the unit that conducted the review shall issue a second notice of proposed modification and finding of financial responsibility to the parent requesting the conference. The unit shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to ensure that all of the following are included in the notice:   a. Information sufficient to identify the affected parties and the support order or orders affected.   b. If the unit will continue or terminate the action.   c. Procedures for contesting the action and the applicable time frames for actions by the parents.   d. Other information, as appropriate.  93 Acts, ch 78, §43  Referred to in §252H.5, 252H.7, 252H.8
IA Code § 252H.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS|Section 252H.21 - Purpose — intent — effect on requirements for guidelines.

252H.21 Purpose — intent — effect on requirements for guidelines.   1. This subchapter is intended to provide a procedure to accommodate a request of both parents to expeditiously change a support order due to changes in the cost of living.   2. All of the following shall apply to a cost-of-living alteration under this subchapter:   a. To the extent permitted under 42 U.S.C. §666(a)(10)(A)(i)(II), the cost-of-living alteration shall be an exception to any requirement under law for the application of the child support guidelines established pursuant to section 598.21B, including but not limited to any requirement in this chapter or chapter 234, 252A, 252B, 252C, 252F, 598, or 600B.   b. The cost-of-living alteration shall not prevent any subsequent modification or adjustment to the support order as otherwise provided in law based on application of the child support guidelines.   c. The calculation of a cost-of-living alteration to a child support order shall be compounded as follows:   (1) Increase or decrease the child support order by the percentage change of the appropriate consumer price index for the month and year after the month and year the child support order was last issued, modified, adjusted, or altered.   (2) Increase or decrease the amount of the child support order calculated in subparagraph (1) for each subsequent year by applying the appropriate consumer price index for each subsequent year to the result of the calculation for the previous year. The final year in the calculation shall be the year immediately preceding the year the unit received the completed request for the cost-of-living alteration.   d. The amount of the cost-of-living alteration in the notice in section 252H.24, subsection 1, shall be the result of the calculation in paragraph “c”.  97 Acts, ch 175, §106; 2005 Acts, ch 69, §29
IA Code § 252H.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS|Section 252H.22 - Support orders subject to cost-of-living alteration.

252H.22 Support orders subject to cost-of-living alteration.   A support order meeting all of the following conditions is eligible for a cost-of-living alteration under this subchapter.   1. The support order is subject to the jurisdiction of this state for the purposes of a cost-of-living alteration.   2. The support order provides for the ongoing support of at least one child under the age of eighteen or a child between the ages of eighteen and nineteen who has not yet graduated from high school but who is reasonably expected to graduate from high school before attaining the age of nineteen.   3. The unit is providing enforcement services for the ongoing support obligation pursuant to chapter 252B.   4. A parent requests a cost-of-living alteration as provided in section 252H.23.   5. The support order addresses medical support for the child.   6. The support order is not subject to the social security disability provisions pursuant to sections 598.22 and 598.22C.  97 Acts, ch 175, §107; 2002 Acts, ch 1018, §15
IA Code § 252H.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS|Section 252H.23 - Right to request cost-of-living alteration.

252H.23 Right to request cost-of-living alteration.   A parent may request a cost-of-living alteration by submitting all of the following to the unit:   1. A written request for a cost-of-living alteration to the support order signed by the parent making the request.   2. A statement signed by the nonrequesting parent agreeing to the cost-of-living alteration to the support order.   3. A statement signed by each parent waiving that parent’s right to personal service and accepting service by regular mail.   4. Other documentation specified by rule of the department.  97 Acts, ch 175, §108  Referred to in §252H.22
IA Code § 252H.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS|Section 252H.24 - Role of the child support recovery unit — filing and docketing of cost-of-living alteration order — order effective as district court order.

252H.24 Role of the child support recovery unit — filing and docketing of cost-of-living alteration order — order effective as district court order.   1. Upon receipt of a request and required documentation for a cost-of-living alteration, the unit shall issue a notice of the amount of cost-of-living alteration by regular mail to the last known address of each parent, or, if applicable, each parent’s attorney. The notice shall include all of the following:   a. A statement that either parent may contest the cost-of-living alteration within thirty days of the date of the notice by making a request for a review of a support order as provided in section 252H.13, and if either parent does not make a request for a review within thirty days, the unit shall prepare an administrative order as provided in subsection 4.   b. A statement that the parent may waive the thirty-day notice waiting period provided for in this section.   2. Upon timely receipt of a request and required documentation for a review of a support order as provided in subsection 1 from either parent, the unit shall terminate the cost-of-living alteration process and apply the provisions of subchapters I and II of this chapter relating to review and adjustment.   3. Upon receipt of signed requests from both parents subject to the support order, waiving the notice waiting period, the unit may prepare an administrative order pursuant to subsection 4 altering the support obligation.   4. If timely request for a review pursuant to section 252H.13 is not made, and if the thirty-day notice waiting period has expired, or if both parents have waived the notice waiting period, the unit shall prepare and present an administrative order for a cost-of-living alteration, ex parte, to the district court where the order to be altered is filed.   5. Unless defects appear on the face of the administrative order or on the attachments, the district court shall approve the order. Upon filing, the approved order shall have the same force, effect, and attributes of an order of the district court.   6. Upon filing, the clerk of the district court shall enter the order in the judgment docket and judgment lien index.   7. If the parents jointly waive the thirty-day notice waiting period, the signed statements of both parents waiving the notice period shall be filed in the court record with the administrative order altering the support obligation.   8. The unit shall send a copy of the order by regular mail to each parent’s last known address, or, if applicable, to the last known address of the parent’s attorney.   9. An administrative order approved by the district court is final, and action by the unit to enforce and collect upon the order may be taken from the date of the entry of the order by the district court.  97 Acts, ch 175, §109  Referred to in §252H.13, 252H.21, 598.21C
IA Code § 252I.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252I - SUPPORT PAYMENTS — LEVIES AGAINST ACCOUNTS|Section 252I.1 - Definitions.

252I.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Account” means “account” as defined in section 524.103, the savings or deposits of a member received or being held by a credit union, or certificates of deposit. “Account” also includes deposits held by an agent, a broker-dealer, or an issuer as defined in section 502.102 and money-market mutual fund accounts and “account” as defined in 42 U.S.C. §666(a)(17). However, “account” does not include amounts held by a financial institution as collateral for loans extended by the financial institution.   2. “Bank” means “bank”, “insured bank”, and “state bank” as defined in section 524.103.   3. “Court order” means “support order” as defined in section 252J.1.   4. “Credit union” means “credit union” as defined in section 533.102.   5. “Financial institution” means “financial institution” as defined in 42 U.S.C. §669A(d)(1). “Financial institution” also includes an institution which holds deposits for an agent, broker-dealer, or an issuer as defined in section 502.102.   6. “Obligor” means a person who has been ordered by a court or administrative authority to pay support.   7. “Support” or “support payments” means “support” or “support payments” as defined in section 252D.16.   8. “Unit” or “child support recovery unit” means the child support recovery unit created in section 252B.2.   9. “Working days” means only Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, but excluding the holidays specified in section 1C.2, subsection 1.  94 Acts, ch 1101, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §15; 97 Acts, ch 175, §110; 98 Acts, ch 1170, §33; 2007 Acts, ch 174, §91; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §109; 2012 Acts, ch 1017, §61, 62  Referred to in §252B.9
IA Code § 252I.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252I - SUPPORT PAYMENTS — LEVIES AGAINST ACCOUNTS|Section 252I.2 - Purpose and use.

252I.2 Purpose and use.   1. Notwithstanding other statutory provisions which provide for the execution, attachment, or levy against accounts, the unit may utilize the process established in this chapter to collect delinquent support payments provided that any exemptions or exceptions which specifically apply to enforcement of support obligations pursuant to other statutory provisions also apply to this chapter.   2. An obligor is subject to the provisions of this chapter if the obligor’s support obligation is being enforced by the child support recovery unit, and if the support payments ordered under chapter 232, 234, 252A, 252C, 252D, 252E, 252F, 598, 600B, or any other applicable chapter, or under a comparable statute of another state or foreign country, as certified to the child support recovery unit, are not paid to the clerk of the district court or the collection services center pursuant to section 598.22 and become delinquent in an amount equal to the support payment for one month.   3. Any amount forwarded by a financial institution under this chapter shall not exceed the amounts specified in 15 U.S.C. §1673(b) and shall not exceed the delinquent or accrued amount of support owed by the obligor.  94 Acts, ch 1101, §2; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §107  Referred to in §252I.5, 252I.6
IA Code § 252I.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252I - SUPPORT PAYMENTS — LEVIES AGAINST ACCOUNTS|Section 252I.3 - Initial notice to obligor.

252I.3 Initial notice to obligor.   The unit or district court may include language in any new or modified support order issued on or after July 1, 1994, notifying the obligor that the obligor is subject to the provisions of this chapter. However, this chapter is sufficient notice for implementation of administrative levy provisions without further notice of the provisions of this chapter.  94 Acts, ch 1101, §3; 2005 Acts, ch 112, §12
IA Code § 252I.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252I - SUPPORT PAYMENTS — LEVIES AGAINST ACCOUNTS|Section 252I.5 - Administrative levy — notice to financial institution.

252I.5 Administrative levy — notice to financial institution.   1. If an obligor is subject to this chapter under section 252I.2, the unit may initiate an administrative action to levy against the accounts of the obligor.   2. The unit may send a notice to the financial institution with which the account is placed, directing that the financial institution forward all or a portion of the moneys in the obligor’s account or accounts to the collection services center established pursuant to chapter 252B. The notice shall be sent by regular mail, with proof of service completed according to  rule of civil procedure 1.442  .   3. The notice to the financial institution shall contain all of the following:   a. The name and social security number of the obligor.   b. A statement that the obligor is believed to have one or more accounts at the financial institution.   c. A statement that pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the obligor’s accounts are subject to seizure and the financial institution is authorized and required to forward moneys to the collection services center.   d. The maximum amount that shall be forwarded by the financial institution, which shall not exceed the delinquent or accrued amount of support owed by the obligor.   e. The prescribed time frame which the financial institution must meet in forwarding amounts.   f. The address of the collection services center and the collection services center account number.   g. A telephone number, address, and contact name of the child support recovery unit contact initiating the action.  94 Acts, ch 1101, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 112, §13  Referred to in §252I.6, 252I.7
IA Code § 252I.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252I - SUPPORT PAYMENTS — LEVIES AGAINST ACCOUNTS|Section 252I.6 - Administrative levy — notice to support obligor.

252I.6 Administrative levy — notice to support obligor.   1. The unit may administratively initiate an action to seize accounts of an obligor who is subject to this chapter under section 252I.2.   2. The unit shall notify an obligor subject to this chapter, and any other party known to have an interest in the account, of the action. The notice shall contain all of the following:   a. The name of the obligor.   b. A statement that the obligor is believed to have one or more accounts at the financial institution.   c. A statement that pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the obligor’s accounts are subject to seizure and the financial institution is authorized and required to forward moneys to the collection services center.   d. The maximum amount to be forwarded by the financial institution, which shall not exceed the delinquent or accrued amount of support owed by the obligor.   e. The prescribed time frames within which the financial institution must comply.   f. A statement that any challenge to the action shall be in writing and shall be received by the child support recovery unit within ten days of the date of the notice to the obligor.   g. The address of the collection services center and the collection services center account number.   h. A telephone number, address, and contact name for the child support recovery unit contact initiating the action.   3. The unit shall forward the notice to the obligor by regular mail within two working days of sending the notice to the financial institution pursuant to section 252I.5. Proof of service shall be completed according to  rule of civil procedure 1.442  .  94 Acts, ch 1101, §6; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §10
IA Code § 252I.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252I - SUPPORT PAYMENTS — LEVIES AGAINST ACCOUNTS|Section 252I.7 - Responsibilities of financial institution.

252I.7 Responsibilities of financial institution.   Upon receipt of a notice under section 252I.5, the financial institution shall do all of the following:   1. Immediately encumber funds in all accounts in which the obligor has an interest to the extent of the debt indicated in the notice from the unit.   2. No sooner than fifteen days, and no later than twenty days from the date the financial institution receives the notice under section 252I.5, unless notified by the unit of a challenge by the obligor or an account holder of interest, the financial institution shall forward the moneys encumbered to the collection services center with the obligor’s name and social security number, collection services center account number, and any other information required in the notice.   3. The financial institution may assess a fee against the obligor, not to exceed ten dollars, for forwarding of moneys to the collection services center. This fee is in addition to the amount of support due. In the event that there are insufficient moneys to cover the fee and the support amount due, the institution may deduct the fee amount prior to forwarding moneys to the collection services center and the amount credited to the support obligation shall be reduced by the fee amount.  94 Acts, ch 1101, §7  Referred to in §252I.8
IA Code § 252J.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 252J - CHILD SUPPORT — LICENSING SANCTIONS|Section 252J.1 - Definitions.

252J.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Certificate of noncompliance” means a document provided by the child support recovery unit certifying that the named individual is not in compliance with any of the following:   a. A support order.   b. A written agreement for payment of support entered into by the unit and the obligor.   c. A subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or support proceeding.   2. “Individual” means a parent, an obligor, or a putative father in a paternity or support proceeding.   3. “License” means a license, certification, registration, permit, approval, renewal, or other similar authorization issued to an individual by a licensing authority which evidences the admission to, or granting of authority to engage in, a profession, occupation, business, industry, or recreation or to operate or register a motor vehicle. “License” includes licenses for hunting, fishing, boating, or other recreational activity.   4. “Licensee” means an individual to whom a license has been issued, or who is seeking the issuance of a license.   5. “Licensing authority” means a county treasurer, county recorder or designated depositary, the supreme court, or an instrumentality, agency, board, commission, department, officer, organization, or any other entity of the state, which has authority within this state to suspend or revoke a license or to deny the renewal or issuance of a license authorizing an individual to register or operate a motor vehicle or to engage in a business, occupation, profession, recreation, or industry.   6. “Obligor” means a natural person as defined in section 252G.1 who has been ordered by a court or administrative authority to pay support.   7. “Subpoena or warrant” means a subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or support proceeding initiated or obtained by the unit or a child support agency as defined in section 252H.2.   8. “Support” means support or support payments as defined in section 252D.16, whether established through court or administrative order.   9. “Support order” means an order for support issued pursuant to chapter 232, 234, 252A, 252C, 252D, 252E, 252F, 252H, 598, 600B, or any other applicable chapter, or under a comparable statute of another state or foreign country as registered with the clerk of the district court or certified to the child support recovery unit.   10. “Unit” means the child support recovery unit created in section 252B.2.   11. “Withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance” means a document provided by the unit certifying that the certificate of noncompliance is withdrawn and that the licensing authority may proceed with issuance, reinstatement, or renewal of an individual’s license.  95 Acts, ch 115, §1; 97 Acts, ch 175, §112, 113; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §108  Referred to in §252B.5, 252B.9, 252I.1