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2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252F - ADMINISTRATIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY › Section 252F.1 - Definitions.

252F.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the child support recovery unit of the department of human services or the administrator’s designee.
2. “Child” means a person who is less than age eighteen or a person who is age eighteen but less than age nineteen and is engaged full-time in completing high school graduation or equivalency requirements in a manner which is reasonably expected to result in completion of the requirements prior to the person reaching age nineteen.
3. “Mother” means a mother of the child for whom paternity is being established.
4. “Party” means a putative father or a mother, as named in an action.
5. “Paternity is at issue” means any of the following conditions:
a. A child was not born or conceived within marriage.
b. A child was born or conceived within marriage but a court has declared that the child is not the issue of the marriage.
6. “Paternity test” means and includes any form of blood, tissue, or genetic testing administered to determine the biological father of a child.
7. “Putative father” means a person alleged to be the biological father of a child.
8. “Unit” means the child support recovery unit created in section 252B.2.
93 Acts, ch 79, §14; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §31; 2006 Acts, ch 1016, §12; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §168, 187; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §18, 20; 2010 Acts, ch 1142, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252F - ADMINISTRATIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY › Section 252F.2 - Jurisdiction.

252F.2 Jurisdiction.
1. In any case in which the unit is providing services pursuant to chapter 252B and paternity is at issue, proceedings may be initiated by the unit pursuant to this chapter for the sole purpose of establishing paternity and any accrued or accruing child support or medical support obligations. Proceedings under this chapter are in addition to other means of establishing paternity or support. Issues in addition to establishment of paternity or support obligations shall not be addressed in proceedings initiated under this chapter.
2. An action to establish paternity and support under this chapter may be brought within the time limitations set forth in section 614.8.
93 Acts, ch 79, §15; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252F - ADMINISTRATIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY › Section 252F.5 - Certification to district court.

252F.5 Certification to district court.
1. Actions initiated under this chapter are not subject to contested case proceedings or further review pursuant to chapter 17A.
2. An action under this chapter may be certified to the district court if a party timely contests paternity establishment or paternity test results, or if a party requests a court hearing on the issues of child or medical support, or both, or upon the initiation of the unit as provided in this chapter. Review by the district court shall be an original hearing before the court.
3. In any action brought under this chapter, the action shall not be certified to the district court in a contested paternity action unless all of the following have occurred:
a. Paternity testing has been completed.
b. The results of the paternity test have been issued to all parties.
c. A timely written objection to paternity establishment or paternity test results has been received from a party, or a timely written request for a court hearing on the issue of support has been received from a party by the unit, or the unit has requested a court hearing on the unit’s own initiative.
4. A matter shall be certified to the district court in the county in which the notice was filed pursuant to section 252F.3, subsection 3.
5. The court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the parties of the time of and place for hearing.
6. If the court determines that the putative father is the legal father, the court shall establish the amount of the accrued and accruing child support pursuant to the guidelines established under section 598.21B, and shall establish medical support pursuant to chapter 252E.
7. If the putative father or another party contesting paternity fails to appear at the hearing, upon a showing that proper notice has been provided to the party, the court shall find the party in default and enter an appropriate order establishing paternity and support.
93 Acts, ch 79, §18; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §34; 97 Acts, ch 175, §86; 2005 Acts, ch 69, §19; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §177, 178, 187; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §18, 20
Referred to in §252F.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252F - ADMINISTRATIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY › Section 252F.6 - Filing with the district court.

252F.6 Filing with the district court.
Following issuance of an order by the administrator, the order shall be presented to an appropriate district court judge for review and approval. Unless a defect appears on the face of the order, the district court shall approve the order. Upon approval by the district court judge, the order shall be filed in the district court in the county in which the notice was filed pursuant to section 252F.3, subsection 3. Upon filing, the order has the same force and effect as a district court order.
93 Acts, ch 79, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252F - ADMINISTRATIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY › Section 252F.7 - Report to vital records.

252F.7 Report to vital records.
Upon the filing of an order with the district court pursuant to this chapter, the clerk of the district court shall report the information from the order to the bureau of vital records in the manner provided in section 600B.36.
93 Acts, ch 79, §20; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §41
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252F - ADMINISTRATIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY › Section 252F.8 - Waiver of time limitations.

252F.8 Waiver of time limitations.
1. A putative father or other party may waive the time limitations established in this chapter.
2. If a party does not contest paternity or wish to request a conference or court hearing on the issue of support, upon receipt of a signed statement from the putative father and any other party that may contest establishment of paternity, waiving the time limitations, the administrator shall enter an order establishing paternity and support and the court may approve the order, notwithstanding the expiration of the period of the time limitations if paternity is established.
3. If a putative father or other party waives the time limitations and an order establishing paternity or determining support, or both, is entered under this chapter, the signed statement of the putative father and other party waiving the time limitations shall be filed with the order.
93 Acts, ch 79, §21; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §35
Referred to in §252F.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252G - CENTRAL EMPLOYEE REGISTRY › Section 252G.1 - Definitions.

252G.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Business day” means a day on which state offices are open for regular business.
2. “Compensation” means payment owed by the payor of income for:
a. Labor or services rendered by an employee or contractor to the payor of income.
b. Benefits including, but not limited to, vacation, holiday, and sick leave, and severance payments which are due an employee under an agreement with the employer or under a policy of the employer.
3. “Contractor” means a natural person who is eighteen years of age or older, who performs labor in this state to whom a payor of income makes payments which are not subject to withholding and for whom the payor of income is required by the internal revenue service to complete a 1099-MISC form.
4. “Date of hire” means either of the following:
a. The first day for which an employee is owed compensation by the payor of income.
b. The first day that a contractor performs labor or services for the payor of income.
5. “Days” means calendar days.
6. “Department” means the department of human services.
7. “Dependent” includes a spouse or child or any other person who is in need of and entitled to support from a person who is declared to be legally liable for the support of that dependent.
8. “Employee” means a natural person who performs labor in this state and is employed by an employer in this state for compensation and for whom the employer withholds federal or state tax liabilities from the employee’s compensation.
9. “Employer” means a person doing business in this state who engages an employee for compensation and for whom the employer withholds federal or state tax liabilities from the employee’s compensation. “Employer” includes any governmental entity and any labor organization.
10. “Labor organization” means any organization of any kind, or any agency, or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
11. “Natural person” means an individual and not a corporation, government, business trust, estate, partnership, proprietorship, or other legal entity, however organized.
12. “Payor of income” includes both an employer and a person engaged in a trade or business in this state who engages a contractor for compensation.
13. “Registry” means the central employee registry created in section 252G.2.
14. “Rehire” means the first day for which an employee is owed compensation by the payor of income following a termination of employment lasting a minimum of six consecutive weeks. Termination of employment does not include temporary separations from employment such as unpaid medical leave, an unpaid leave of absence, or a temporary layoff.
15. “Unit” means the child support recovery unit created in section 252B.2.
93 Acts, ch 79, §3; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §36; 97 Acts, ch 175, §87, 88
Referred to in §84A.5, 252J.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252G - CENTRAL EMPLOYEE REGISTRY › Section 252G.2 - Establishment of central employee registry.

252G.2 Establishment of central employee registry.
By January 1, 1994, the unit shall establish a centralized employee registry database for the purpose of receiving and maintaining information on newly hired or rehired employees from employers. The unit shall establish the database and the department may adopt rules in conjunction with the department of revenue and the department of workforce development to identify appropriate uses of the registry and to implement this chapter, including implementation through the entering of agreements pursuant to chapter 28E.
93 Acts, ch 79, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Referred to in §252G.1, 252G.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252G - CENTRAL EMPLOYEE REGISTRY › Section 252G.4 - Alternative reporting requirements — penalty.

252G.4 Alternative reporting requirements — penalty.
1. a. Beginning January 1, 1994, a payor of income to whom section 252G.3 is inapplicable, who enters into an agreement for the performance of services with a contractor, shall report the contractor to the registry. Payors of income shall report contractors performing labor under an agreement within fifteen days of the date on which all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The payor issues payment to the contractor in an amount which exceeds the amount required for the filing of a 1099-MISC report.
(2) Payment to the contractor under an agreement is made in a form which is other than a lump sum payment, within a calendar year.
b. The payor of income is not required to file more than one report for any contractor.
2. The report submitted to the registry shall contain all of the following:
a. The name, address, and federal identification number of the payor of income.
b. The contractor’s name, address, social security number, and if known, the contractor’s date of birth.
3. A payor of income required to report under this section may report the information required under subsection 1 by any written means authorized by the unit which results in timely reporting.
4. Information reported under this section shall be received and maintained as provided in section 252G.2.
5. A payor of income required to report under this section who fails to report is subject to the penalty provided in section 252G.3, subsection 5.
93 Acts, ch 79, §6; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §38; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252G - CENTRAL EMPLOYEE REGISTRY › Section 252G.5 - Access to centralized employee registry.

252G.5 Access to centralized employee registry.
The records of the centralized employee registry are confidential records pursuant to sections 22.7 and 252B.9, and may be accessed only by state agencies as provided in this section and section 252B.9. When a state agency accesses information in the registry, the agency may use the information to update the agency’s own records. Access to and use of the information contained in the registry shall be limited to the following:
1. The unit for administration of the child support enforcement program, including but not limited to activities related to establishment and enforcement of child and medical support obligations through administrative or judicial processes, and other services authorized pursuant to chapter 252B.
2. State agencies as specified under 42 U.S.C. §653A which utilize income information for the determination of eligibility or calculation of payments for benefit or entitlement payments unless prohibited under federal law.
3. State agencies operating employment security and workers’ compensation programs for the purposes of administering such programs unless prohibited under federal law.
93 Acts, ch 79, §7; 98 Acts, ch 1170, §22; 2012 Acts, ch 1033, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252G - CENTRAL EMPLOYEE REGISTRY › Section 252G.6 - Administration and costs of the centralized employee registry.

252G.6 Administration and costs of the centralized employee registry.
1. The registry shall maintain the information received from employers for a minimum period of six months.
2. State agencies accessing the centralized registry shall participate in a proportionate cost sharing to defray the administrative costs of the registry. The amount of a state agency’s proportionate share shall be established by rule of the department.
93 Acts, ch 79, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252G - CENTRAL EMPLOYEE REGISTRY › Section 252G.7 - Data entry and transmitting centralized employee registry records to the national new hire registry.

252G.7 Data entry and transmitting centralized employee registry records to the national new hire registry.
The unit shall enter new hire data into the centralized employee directory database within five business days of receipt from employers and shall transmit the records of the centralized employee registry to the national directory of new hires within three business days after the date information regarding a newly hired employee is entered into the centralized employee registry.
97 Acts, ch 175, §91
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252G - CENTRAL EMPLOYEE REGISTRY › Section 252G.8 - Income withholding requirements.

252G.8 Income withholding requirements.
Within two business days after the date information regarding a newly hired employee is entered into the centralized employee registry and matched with obligors in cases being enforced by the unit, the unit shall transmit a notice to the employer or payor of income of the employee directing the employer or payor of income to withhold from the income of the employee in accordance with chapter 252D.
97 Acts, ch 175, §92
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.1 - Purpose and intent.

252H.1 Purpose and intent.
This chapter is intended to provide a means for state compliance with Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, requiring states to provide procedures for the review and adjustment of support orders being enforced under Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, and also to provide an expedited modification process when review and adjustment procedures are not required, appropriate, or applicable. Actions under this chapter shall be initiated only by the child support recovery unit.
93 Acts, ch 78, §24; 97 Acts, ch 175, §93
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.3 - Scope of the administrative adjustment or modification — role of district court in contested cases.

252H.3 Scope of the administrative adjustment or modification — role of district court in contested cases.
1. Any action initiated under this chapter, including any court hearing resulting from an action, shall be limited in scope to the adjustment or modification of the child or medical support or cost-of-living alteration of the child support provisions of a support order. A determination of a controlling order is within the scope of this chapter. If the social security disability provisions of sections 598.22 and 598.22C apply, a determination of the amount of delinquent support due is within the scope of this chapter.
2. Nonsupport issues shall not be considered by the unit or the court in any action resulting under this chapter.
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 resulting court hearings following certification shall be an original hearing before the district court.
93 Acts, ch 78, §26; 97 Acts, ch 175, §97; 98 Acts, ch 1170, §36; 2002 Acts, ch 1018, §11
Referred to in §252H.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.3A - Adding a party.

252H.3A Adding a party.
A mother or father may be added as a proper party defendant to a support order upon service of a notice as provided in this chapter and without a court order as provided in the rules of civil procedure.
2007 Acts, ch 218, §181, 187; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §18, 20
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.4 - Role of the child support recovery unit.

252H.4 Role of the child support recovery unit.
1. The unit may administratively adjust or modify or may provide for an administrative cost-of-living alteration of a support order entered under chapter 234, 252A, 252C, 598, or 600B, or any other support chapter if the unit is providing enforcement services pursuant to chapter 252B. The unit is not required to intervene to administratively adjust or modify or provide for an administrative cost-of-living alteration of a support order under this chapter.
2. The unit is a party to an action initiated pursuant to this chapter.
3. The unit shall conduct a review to determine whether an adjustment is appropriate or, upon the request of a parent or upon the unit’s own initiative, determine whether a modification is appropriate.
4. The unit shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to establish the process for the review of requests for adjustment, the criteria and procedures for conducting a review and determining when an adjustment is appropriate, the procedure and criteria for a cost-of-living alteration, the criteria and procedure for a request for review pursuant to section 252H.18A, and other rules necessary to implement this chapter.
5. Legal representation of the unit shall be provided pursuant to section 252B.7, subsection 4.
93 Acts, ch 78, §27; 97 Acts, ch 175, §98
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.6 - Collection of information.

252H.6 Collection of information.
The unit may request, obtain, and validate information concerning the financial circumstances of the parents of a child as necessary to determine the appropriate amount of support pursuant to the guidelines established in section 598.21B, including but not limited to those sources and procedures described in sections 252B.7A and 252B.9. The collection of information does not constitute a review conducted pursuant to section 252H.16.
93 Acts, ch 78, §29; 97 Acts, ch 175, §99; 2005 Acts, ch 69, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.7 - Waiver of notice periods and time limitations.

252H.7 Waiver of notice periods and time limitations.
1. A parent may waive the fifteen-day prereview waiting period provided for in section 252H.16.
a. Upon receipt of signed requests from both parents waiving the prereview waiting period, the unit may conduct a review of the support order prior to the expiration of the fifteen-day period provided in section 252H.16.
b. If the parents jointly waive the prereview waiting period and the order under review is subsequently adjusted, the signed statements of both parents waiving the waiting period shall be filed in the court record with the order adjusting the support obligation.
2. A parent may waive the postreview waiting period provided for in section 252H.8, subsection 2 or 7, for a court hearing or in section 252H.17 for requesting of a second review.
a. Upon receipt of signed requests from both parents subject to the order reviewed, waiving the postreview waiting period, the unit may enter an administrative order adjusting the support order, if appropriate, prior to the expiration of the postreview waiting period.
b. If the parents jointly waive the postreview waiting period and an administrative order to adjust the support order is entered, the signed statements of both parents waiving the waiting period shall be filed in the court record with the administrative order adjusting the support obligation.
3. A parent may waive the time limitations established in section 252H.8, subsection 3, for requesting a court hearing, or in section 252H.20 for requesting a conference.
a. Upon receipt of signed requests from both parents who are subject to the order to be modified, waiving the time limitations, the unit may proceed to enter an administrative modification order.
b. If the parents jointly waive the time limitations and an administrative modification order is entered under this chapter, the signed statements of both parents waiving the time limitations shall be filed in the court record with the administrative modification order.
93 Acts, ch 78, §30; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §143, 156; 2010 Acts, ch 1142, §4, 5
Referred to in §252H.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.10 - Effective date of adjustment — modification.

252H.10 Effective date of adjustment — modification.
1. Pursuant to section 598.21C, any administrative or court order resulting from an action initiated under this chapter may be made retroactive only from three months after the date that all parties were successfully served the notice required under section 252H.14A, 252H.15, or section 252H.19, as applicable.
2. The periodic due date established under a prior order for payment of child support shall not be changed in any order modified as a result of an action initiated under this chapter, unless the child support recovery unit or the court determines that good cause exists to change the periodic due date. If the unit or the court determines that good cause exists, the unit or the court shall include the rationale for the change in the modified order and shall address the issue of reconciliation of any payments due or made under a prior order which would result in payment of the child support obligation under both the prior and the modified orders.
93 Acts, ch 78, §33; 95 Acts, ch 115, §10; 2005 Acts, ch 69, §25; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §149, 156
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.12 - Support orders subject to review and adjustment.

252H.12 Support orders subject to review and adjustment.
A support order meeting all of the following conditions is eligible for review and adjustment under this subchapter:
1. The support order is subject to the jurisdiction of this state for the purposes of adjustment.
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.
93 Acts, ch 78, §35; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §99
Referred to in §252H.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.13 - Right to request review.

252H.13 Right to request review.
A parent shall have the right to request the review of a support order for which the unit is currently providing enforcement services of an ongoing child support obligation pursuant to chapter 252B including by objecting to a cost-of-living alteration pursuant to section 252H.24, subsections 1 and 2.
93 Acts, ch 78, §36; 97 Acts, ch 175, §103
Referred to in §252H.5, 252H.14A, 252H.15, 252H.24
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.14 - Reviews initiated by the child support recovery unit.

252H.14 Reviews initiated by the child support recovery unit.
1. The unit may periodically initiate a review of support orders meeting the conditions in section 252H.12 in accordance with the following:
a. The right to any ongoing child support obligation is currently assigned to the state due to the receipt of public assistance.
b. The support order does not already include provisions for medical support.
c. The review is otherwise necessary to comply with the Act.
2. The unit may periodically initiate a request to a child support agency of another state or to a foreign country to conduct a review of a support order when the right to any ongoing child or medical support obligation due under the order is currently assigned to the state of Iowa or if the order does not include provisions for medical support.
3. The unit shall adopt rules establishing criteria to determine the appropriateness of initiating a review.
4. The unit shall initiate reviews under this section in accordance with the Act.
93 Acts, ch 78, §37; 97 Acts, ch 175, §104; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §182, 183, 187; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §18, 20; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §106
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.15 - Notice of intent to review and adjust.

252H.15 Notice of intent to review and adjust.
1. Unless an action is initiated under section 252H.14A, prior to conducting a review of a support order, the unit shall issue a notice of intent to review and adjust to each parent, or if applicable, to each parent’s attorney. However, 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. Notice shall be served upon each parent in accordance with the rules of civil procedure, except that a parent requesting a review pursuant to section 252H.13 shall waive the right to personal service of the notice in writing and accept service by regular mail. If the service by regular mail does not occur within ninety days of the written waiver of personal service, personal service of the notice is required unless a new waiver of personal service is obtained.
3. 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. Criteria for determining appropriateness of an adjustment and a statement that the unit will use the child support guidelines established pursuant to section 598.21B and the provisions for medical support pursuant to chapter 252E to adjust the order.
f. Procedures for contesting the action.
g. An explanation of the right to request a court hearing, and the applicable time frames and procedures to follow in requesting a court hearing.
h. Other information as appropriate.
93 Acts, ch 78, §38; 2004 Acts, ch 1116, §22; 2005 Acts, ch 69, §26; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §152, 156
Referred to in §252H.5, 252H.8, 252H.10, 252H.11, 252H.14A, 252H.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.16 - Conducting the review — notice of decision.

252H.16 Conducting the review — notice of decision.
1. For actions initiated under section 252H.15, the unit shall conduct the review and determine whether an adjustment is appropriate. As necessary, the unit shall make a determination of the controlling order or the amount of delinquent support due based upon the receipt of social security disability payments as provided in sections 598.22 and 598.22C.
2. Unless both parents have waived the prereview notice period as provided for in section 252H.7, the review shall not be conducted for at least fifteen days from the date both parents were successfully served with the notice required in section 252H.15.
3. Upon completion of the review, the unit shall issue a notice of decision by regular mail to the last known address of each parent, or if applicable, each parent’s attorney.
4. 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. A statement indicating whether the unit finds that an adjustment is appropriate and the basis for the determination.
c. Other information, as appropriate.
5. A revised notice of decision shall be issued when the unit receives or becomes aware of new or different information affecting the results of the review after the notice of decision has been issued and before the entry of an administrative order adjusting the support order, when new or different information is not received in conjunction with a request for a second review, or subsequent to a request for a court hearing. If a revised notice of decision is issued, the time frames for requesting a second review or court hearing shall apply from the date of issuance of the revised notice.
93 Acts, ch 78, §39; 98 Acts, ch 1170, §39; 2002 Acts, ch 1018, §14; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §153, 156; 2010 Acts, ch 1142, §8
Referred to in §252H.5, 252H.6, 252H.7, 252H.8, 252H.11, 252H.14A, 252H.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 252H.18 - Orders subject to administrative modification.

252H.18 Orders subject to administrative modification.
An order meeting all of the following conditions is eligible for administrative modification under this subchapter.
1. The order is subject to the jurisdiction of this state for the purposes of modification.
2. The unit is providing services pursuant to chapter 252B.
3. The child was conceived or born during a marriage or paternity has been legally established.
4. Review and adjustment services pursuant to subchapter II are not required or are not applicable.
93 Acts, ch 78, §41
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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