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2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252J - CHILD SUPPORT — LICENSING SANCTIONS › Section 252J.2 - Purpose and use.

252J.2 Purpose and use.
1. Notwithstanding other statutory provisions to the contrary, and if an individual has not been cited for contempt and enjoined from engaging in the activity governed by a license pursuant to section 598.23A, the unit may utilize the process established in this chapter to collect support.
2. For cases in which services are provided by the unit all of the following apply:
a. An obligor is subject to the provisions of this chapter if the obligor’s support obligation is being enforced by the unit, if the support payments required by a support order to be paid to the clerk of the district court or the collection services center pursuant to section 598.22 are not paid and become delinquent in an amount equal to the support payment for three months, and if the obligor’s situation meets other criteria specified under rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A. The criteria specified by rule shall include consideration of the length of time since the obligor’s last support payment and the total amount of support owed by the obligor.
b. An individual is subject to the provisions of this chapter if the individual has failed, after receiving appropriate notice, to comply with a subpoena or warrant.
3. Actions initiated by the unit under this chapter shall not be subject to contested case proceedings or further review pursuant to chapter 17A and any resulting court hearing shall be an original hearing before the district court.
4. Notwithstanding chapter 22, all of the following apply:
a. Information obtained by the unit under this chapter shall be used solely for the purposes of this chapter or chapter 252B.
b. Information obtained by a licensing authority shall be used solely for the purposes of this chapter.
95 Acts, ch 115, §2; 97 Acts, ch 175, §114
Referred to in §252J.5, 252J.6, 252J.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252J - CHILD SUPPORT — LICENSING SANCTIONS › Section 252J.3 - Notice to individual of potential sanction of license.

252J.3 Notice to individual of potential sanction of license.
The unit shall proceed in accordance with this chapter only if the unit sends a notice to the individual by regular mail to the last known address of the individual. The notice shall include all of the following:
1. The address and telephone number of the unit and the unit case number.
2. A statement that the obligor is not in compliance with a support order or the individual has not complied with a subpoena or warrant.
3. A statement that the individual may request a conference with the unit to contest the action.
4. A statement that if, within twenty days of mailing of the notice to the individual, the individual fails to contact the unit to schedule a conference, the unit shall issue a certificate of noncompliance, bearing the individual’s name, social security number and unit case number, to any appropriate licensing authority, certifying that the obligor is not in compliance with a support order or an individual has not complied with a subpoena or warrant.
5. A statement that in order to stay the issuance of a certificate of noncompliance the request for a conference shall be in writing and shall be received by the unit within twenty days of mailing of the notice to the individual.
6. The names of the licensing authorities to which the unit intends to issue a certificate of noncompliance.
7. A statement that if the unit issues a certificate of noncompliance to an appropriate licensing authority, the licensing authority shall initiate proceedings to refuse to issue or renew, or to suspend or revoke the individual’s license, unless the unit provides the licensing authority with a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance.
95 Acts, ch 115, §3; 97 Acts, ch 175, §115; 2005 Acts, ch 112, §14, 15
Referred to in §252J.4, 252J.6, 252J.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252J - CHILD SUPPORT — LICENSING SANCTIONS › Section 252J.4 - Conference.

252J.4 Conference.
1. The individual may schedule a conference with the unit following mailing of the notice pursuant to section 252J.3, or at any time after service of notice of suspension, revocation, denial of issuance, or nonrenewal of a license from a licensing authority, to challenge the unit’s actions under this chapter.
2. The request for a conference shall be made to the unit, in writing, and, if requested after mailing of the notice pursuant to section 252J.3, shall be received by the unit within twenty days following mailing of the notice.
3. The unit shall notify the individual of the date, time, and location of the conference by regular mail, with the date of the conference to be no earlier than ten days following issuance of notice of the conference by the unit, unless the individual and the unit agree to an earlier date which may be the same date the individual requests the conference. If the individual fails to appear at the conference, the unit shall issue a certificate of noncompliance.
4. Following the conference, the unit shall issue a certificate of noncompliance unless any of the following applies:
a. The unit finds a mistake in the identity of the individual.
b. The unit finds a mistake in determining that the amount of delinquent support is equal to or greater than three months.
c. The obligor enters a written agreement with the unit to comply with a support order, the obligor complies with an existing written agreement to comply with a support order, or the obligor pays the total amount of delinquent support due.
d. Issuance of a certificate of noncompliance is not appropriate under other criteria established in accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A.
e. The unit finds a mistake in determining the compliance of the individual with a subpoena or warrant.
f. The individual complies with a subpoena or warrant.
5. The unit shall grant the individual a stay of the issuance of a certificate of noncompliance upon receiving a timely written request for a conference, and if a certificate of noncompliance has previously been issued, shall issue a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance if the obligor enters into a written agreement with the unit to comply with a support order or if the individual complies with a subpoena or warrant.
6. If the individual does not timely request a conference or does not comply with a subpoena or warrant or if the obligor does not pay the total amount of delinquent support owed within twenty days of mailing of the notice pursuant to section 252J.3, the unit shall issue a certificate of noncompliance.
95 Acts, ch 115, §4; 95 Acts, ch 209, §23; 97 Acts, ch 175, §116; 2005 Acts, ch 112, §16; 2011 Acts, ch 67, §4
Referred to in §252J.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252J - CHILD SUPPORT — LICENSING SANCTIONS › Section 252J.5 - Written agreement.

252J.5 Written agreement.
1. If an obligor is subject to this chapter as established in section 252J.2, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, the obligor and the unit may enter into a written agreement for payment of support and compliance which takes into consideration the obligor’s ability to pay and other criteria established by rule of the department. The written agreement shall include all of the following:
a. The method, amount, and dates of support payments by the obligor.
b. A statement that upon breach of the written agreement by the obligor, the unit shall issue a certificate of noncompliance to any appropriate licensing authority.
2. A written agreement entered into pursuant to this section does not preclude any other remedy provided by law and shall not modify or affect an existing support order.
3. Following issuance of a certificate of noncompliance, if the obligor enters into a written agreement with the unit, the unit shall issue a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance to any appropriate licensing authority and shall forward a copy of the withdrawal by regular mail to the obligor.
95 Acts, ch 115, §5; 97 Acts, ch 175, §117; 2004 Acts, ch 1116, §24
Referred to in §252J.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252J - CHILD SUPPORT — LICENSING SANCTIONS › Section 252J.7 - Certificate of noncompliance — certification to licensing authority.

252J.7 Certificate of noncompliance — certification to licensing authority.
1. If the individual fails to respond to the notice of potential license sanction provided pursuant to section 252J.3 or the unit issues a written decision under section 252J.6 which states that the individual is not in compliance, the unit shall issue a certificate of noncompliance to any appropriate licensing authority.
2. The certificate of noncompliance shall contain the individual’s name and social security number.
3. The certificate of noncompliance shall require all of the following:
a. That the licensing authority initiate procedures for the revocation or suspension of the individual’s license, or for the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license using the licensing authority’s procedures.
b. That the licensing authority provide notice to the individual, as provided in section 252J.8, of the intent to suspend, revoke, deny issuance, or deny renewal of a license including the effective date of the action. The suspension, revocation, or denial shall be effective no sooner than thirty days following provision of notice to the individual.
95 Acts, ch 115, §7; 97 Acts, ch 175, §119; 2004 Acts, ch 1116, §26
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252J - CHILD SUPPORT — LICENSING SANCTIONS › Section 252J.8 - Requirements and procedures of licensing authority.

252J.8 Requirements and procedures of licensing authority.
1. A licensing authority shall maintain records of licensees by name, current known address, and social security number.
2. In addition to other grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial of issuance or renewal of a license, a licensing authority shall include in rules adopted by the licensing authority as grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial of issuance or renewal of a license, the receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the unit.
3. The supreme court shall prescribe rules for admission of persons to practice as attorneys and counselors pursuant to chapter 602, article 10, which include provisions, as specified in this chapter, for the denial, suspension, or revocation of the admission for failure to comply with a child support order or a subpoena or warrant.
4. a. A licensing authority that is issued a certificate of noncompliance shall initiate procedures for the suspension, revocation, or denial of issuance or renewal of licensure to an individual. The licensing authority shall utilize existing rules and procedures for suspension, revocation, or denial of the issuance or renewal of a license.
b. In addition, the licensing authority shall provide notice to the individual of the licensing authority’s intent to suspend, revoke, or deny issuance or renewal of a license under this chapter. The suspension, revocation, or denial shall be effective no sooner than thirty days following provision of notice to the individual.
c. The notice shall state all of the following:
(1) The licensing authority intends to suspend, revoke, or deny issuance or renewal of an individual’s license due to the receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the unit.
(2) The individual must contact the unit to schedule a conference or to otherwise obtain a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance.
(3) Unless the unit furnishes a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance to the licensing authority within thirty days of the issuance of the notice under this section, the individual’s license will be revoked, suspended, or denied.
(4) If the licensing authority’s rules and procedures conflict with the additional requirements of this section, the requirements of this section shall apply.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17A.18, the individual does not have a right to a hearing before the licensing authority to contest the authority’s actions under this chapter but may request a court hearing pursuant to section 252J.9 within thirty days of the provision of notice under this subsection.
5. If the licensing authority receives a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance from the unit, the licensing authority shall immediately reinstate, renew, or issue a license if the individual is otherwise in compliance with licensing requirements established by the licensing authority.
95 Acts, ch 115, §8; 97 Acts, ch 175, §120; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §245
Referred to in §252J.7, 252J.9, 321.218
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.101 - Title.

252K.101 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Interstate Family Support Act”.
2015 Acts, ch 110, §1
C2016, §252K.101
Former §252K.101 transferred to §252K.102
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.103 - State tribunal and support enforcement agency.

252K.103 State tribunal and support enforcement agency.
1. The child support recovery unit when the unit establishes or modifies an order, upon ratification by the court, and the court, are the tribunals of this state.
2. The child support recovery unit is the support enforcement agency of this state.
97 Acts, ch 175, §123
CS97, §252K.102
2015 Acts, ch 110, §3
C2016, §252K.103
Former §252K.103 transferred to §252K.104
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.104 - Remedies cumulative.

252K.104 Remedies cumulative.
1. Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.
2. This chapter does not do either of the following:
a. Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this state.
b. Grant a tribunal of this state jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this chapter.
97 Acts, ch 175, §124
CS97, §252K.103
2015 Acts, ch 110, §4
C2016, §252K.104
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.105 - Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

252K.105 Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
1. A tribunal of this state shall apply articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, article 7, to a support proceeding involving any of the following:
a. A foreign support order.
b. A foreign tribunal.
c. An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
2. A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of articles 1 through 6.
3. Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of article 7 is inconsistent with articles 1 through 6, article 7 controls.
2015 Acts, ch 110, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.201 - Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.

252K.201 Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
1. In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual’s guardian or conservator if any of the following applies:
a. The individual is personally served with notice within this state.
b. The individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction.
c. The individual resided with the child in this state.
d. The individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child.
e. The child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual.
f. The individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse.
g. The individual asserted parentage of a child in the declaration of paternity registry maintained in this state by the Iowa department of public health pursuant to section 144.12A or established paternity by affidavit under section 252A.3A.
h. There is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
2. The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection 1 or in any other law of this state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this state to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements of section 252K.611 are met, or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of section 252K.615 are met.
97 Acts, ch 175, §125; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §6
Referred to in §252A.5, 252B.12, 252K.611, 252K.708
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.202 - Duration of personal jurisdiction.

252K.202 Duration of personal jurisdiction.
Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided in sections 252K.205, 252K.206, and 252K.211.
97 Acts, ch 175, §126; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.203 - Initiating and responding tribunal of this state.

252K.203 Initiating and responding tribunal of this state.
Under this chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or foreign country.
97 Acts, ch 175, §127; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.204 - Simultaneous proceedings.

252K.204 Simultaneous proceedings.
1. A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if all of the following apply:
a. The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country.
b. The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country.
c. If relevant, this state is the home state of the child.
2. A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if all of the following apply:
a. The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state.
b. The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state.
c. If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.
97 Acts, ch 175, §128; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.205 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order.

252K.205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order.
1. A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is controlling and any of the following applies:
a. At the time of the filing of a request for modification this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued.
b. Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.
2. A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if any of the following applies:
a. All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
b. Its order is not the controlling order.
3. If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to the uniform interstate family support Act or a law substantially similar to that Act which modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.
4. A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.
5. A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
97 Acts, ch 175, §129; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §10
Referred to in §252K.202, 252K.207
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.206 - Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.

252K.206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.
1. A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce any of the following:
a. The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the uniform interstate family support Act.
b. A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.
2. A tribunal of this state having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
97 Acts, ch 175, §130; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §11
Referred to in §252K.202, 252K.207
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.208 - Child support orders for two or more obligees.

252K.208 Child support orders for two or more obligees.
In responding to registrations or requests for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
97 Acts, ch 175, §132; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.209 - Credit for payments.

252K.209 Credit for payments.
A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country.
97 Acts, ch 175, §133; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §14
Referred to in §252K.207
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.210 - Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.

252K.210 Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.
A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to section 252K.316, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to section 252K.317, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to section 252K.318. In all other respects, articles 3 through 6 do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.
2015 Acts, ch 110, §15
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.211 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.

252K.211 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.
1. A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.
2. A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.
3. A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as any of the following:
a. An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state.
b. A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.
2015 Acts, ch 110, §16
Referred to in §252K.202
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.301 - Proceedings under this chapter.

252K.301 Proceedings under this chapter.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter.
2. An individual movant or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition or a comparable pleading in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent or nonmoving party.
97 Acts, ch 175, §134; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §17
Referred to in §252K.305
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.302 - Proceeding by minor parent.

252K.302 Proceeding by minor parent.
A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor’s child.
97 Acts, ch 175, §135; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §18
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.303 - Application of law of this state.

252K.303 Application of law of this state.
Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a responding tribunal of this state shall do all of the following:
1. Apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings.
2. Determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this state.
97 Acts, ch 175, §136; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.304 - Duties of initiating tribunal.

252K.304 Duties of initiating tribunal.
1. Upon the filing of a petition or comparable pleading authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition or comparable pleading and its accompanying documents:
a. To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state.
b. If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.
2. If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this state shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange rates as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.
97 Acts, ch 175, §137; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §20
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.305 - Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

252K.305 Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
1. When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to section 252K.301, subsection 2, it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the movant where and when it was filed.
2. A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent not prohibited by other law, may do one or more of the following:
a. Establish or enforce a support order, modify a child support order, determine the controlling child support order, or determine parentage of a child.
b. Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance.
c. Order income withholding.
d. Determine the amount of any arrearages, and specify a method of payment.
e. Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both.
f. Set aside property for satisfaction of the support order.
g. Place liens and order execution on the obligor’s property.
h. Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor’s current residential address, electronic mail address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment.
i. Issue a bench warrant for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the bench warrant in any local and state computer systems for criminal warrants.
j. Order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods.
k. Award reasonable attorney’s fees and other fees and costs.
l. Grant any other available remedy.
3. A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support order issued under this chapter, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.
4. A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this chapter upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.
5. If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under this chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the movant and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.
6. If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this state shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.
97 Acts, ch 175, §138; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §21
Referred to in §252K.401
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.306 - Inappropriate tribunal.

252K.306 Inappropriate tribunal.
If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the movant where and when the pleading was sent.
97 Acts, ch 175, §139; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §22
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.307 - Duties of support enforcement agency.

252K.307 Duties of support enforcement agency.
1. In a proceeding under this chapter, a support enforcement agency of this state, upon request:
a. Shall provide services to a movant residing in a state.
b. Shall provide services to a movant requesting services through a central authority of a foreign country as described in section 252K.102, subsection 5, paragraph “a” or “d”.
c. May provide services to a movant who is an individual not residing in a state.
2. A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the movant shall:
a. Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent.
b. Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing.
c. Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties.
d. Within ten days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the movant.
e. Within ten days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of a communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent’s attorney, send a copy of the communication to the movant.
f. Notify the movant if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
3. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts to do either of the following:
a. To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order.
b. If two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.
4. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.
5. A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to section 252K.319.
6. This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.
97 Acts, ch 175, §140; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §23
Referred to in §252B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.308 - Duty of attorney general.

252K.308 Duty of attorney general.
1. If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual.
2. The attorney general may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.
97 Acts, ch 175, §141; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §24
Referred to in §252K.102
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.310 - Duties of state information agency.

252K.310 Duties of state information agency.
1. The child support recovery unit is the state information agency under this chapter.
2. The state information agency shall:
a. Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under this chapter and any support enforcement agencies in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state.
b. Maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states.
c. Forward to the appropriate tribunal in the place in this state in which the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor’s property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this chapter received from another state or a foreign country.
d. Obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor’s property within this state not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor’s address from employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver’s licenses, and social security.
97 Acts, ch 175, §143; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §25
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.311 - Pleadings and accompanying documents.

252K.311 Pleadings and accompanying documents.
1. In a proceeding under this chapter, a movant seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition or comparable pleading. Unless otherwise ordered under section 252K.312, the petition, comparable pleading, or accompanying documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and social security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and alleged parent, and the name, sex, residential address, social security number, and date of birth of each child for whose benefit support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the petition or comparable pleading must be accompanied by a copy of any support order known to have been issued by another tribunal. The petition or comparable pleading may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.
2. The petition or comparable pleading must specify the relief sought. The petition or comparable pleading and accompanying documents must conform substantially with the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency.
97 Acts, ch 175, §144; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §26
Referred to in §252K.706
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT › Section 252K.312 - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.

252K.312 Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice.
97 Acts, ch 175, §145; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §27
Referred to in §252K.311, 252K.602