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2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.4 - Recovery by others than mother.

600B.4 Recovery by others than mother.
The obligation of the father as hereby provided creates also a cause of action on behalf of the legal representative of the mother, or on behalf of third persons furnishing support or defraying the reasonable expenses thereof, where paternity has been judicially established by proceedings brought by the mother or by or on behalf of the child or by the authorities charged with its support, or where paternity has been acknowledged by the father in writing or by the part performance of the obligations imposed upon him.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a4; C39, §12667.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.4]
C93, §600B.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.5 - Discharge of father’s obligation.

600B.5 Discharge of father’s obligation.
The obligation of the father other than that under the laws providing for the support of poor relatives is discharged by complying with a judicial decree for support or with the terms of a judicially approved settlement. The legal adoption of a child into another family discharges the obligation for the period subsequent to the adoption, unless the adoption was fraudulently induced and the adoptive father’s parental rights have been terminated and the order terminating the biological father’s parental rights has been vacated in accordance with the procedures set out in section 600A.9, subsection 3.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a5; C39, §12667.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.5]
92 Acts, ch 1192, §4, 5
C93, §600B.5
94 Acts, ch 1046, §22
Referred to in §600B.41A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.6 - Liability of the father’s estate.

600B.6 Liability of the father’s estate.
The obligation of the father, when his paternity has been judicially established in his lifetime, or has been acknowledged by him in writing or by the part performance of his obligations, is enforceable against his estate in such an amount as the court may determine, having regard to the age of the child, the ability of the mother to support it, the amount of property left by the father, the number, age, and financial condition of the lawful issue, if any, and the rights of the widow, if any. The court may direct the discharge of the obligation by periodical payments or by the payment of a lump sum.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a6; C39, §12667.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.6]
C93, §600B.6
Referred to in §600B.22
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.7 - Proceedings to establish paternity.

600B.7 Proceedings to establish paternity.
Proceedings to establish paternity and to compel support by the father may be brought in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. They shall not be exclusive of other proceedings that may be available on principles of law and equity.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a7; C39, §12667.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.7]
C93, §600B.7
See also chapters 252A, 252F, 252K
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.8 - Who may institute proceedings.

600B.8 Who may institute proceedings.
The proceedings may be brought by the mother, or other interested person, or if the child is or is likely to be a public charge, by the authorities charged with its support. After the death of the mother or in case of her disability, it may also be brought by the child acting through its guardian or next friend.
[C51, §848; R60, §1416; C73, §4715; C97, §5629; C24, §12658; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a8; C39, §12667.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.8]
C93, §600B.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.9 - Time of instituting proceedings.

600B.9 Time of instituting proceedings.
The proceedings may be instituted during the pregnancy of the mother or after the birth of the child, but, except with the consent of all parties, the trial shall not be held until after the birth of the child and shall be held no earlier than twenty days from the date the alleged father is served with notice of the action or, if blood or genetic tests are conducted, no earlier than thirty days from the date the test results are filed with the clerk of the district court as provided under section 600B.41.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a9; C39, §12667.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.9]
C93, §600B.9
94 Acts, ch 1171, §43; 97 Acts, ch 175, §204
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.10 - Venue.

600B.10 Venue.
The action shall be by ordinary proceedings entitled in the name of the complainant against the defendant and shall be brought in the district court in the county in which the alleged father is permanently or temporarily resident, or in which the mother or the child resides or is found.
[C51, §848; R60, §1416; C73, §4715; C97, §5629; C24, §12658; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a10; C39, §12667.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.10]
C93, §600B.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.11 - Nonresident complainant.

600B.11 Nonresident complainant.
It is not a bar to the jurisdiction of the court, that the complaining mother or child resides in another state.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a11; C39, §12667.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.11]
C93, §600B.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.12 - Complaint — where brought.

600B.12 Complaint — where brought.
The complaint may be made to the county attorney.
[C51, §848; R60, §1416; C73, §4715; C97, §5629; C24, §12658; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a12; C39, §12667.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.12]
C93, §600B.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.13 - Form of complaint — verification.

600B.13 Form of complaint — verification.
The complaint may be made in writing, or oral and in the presence of the complainant reduced to writing by the prosecuting attorney. It shall be verified by oath or affirmation of the complainant.
[C51, §848; R60, §1416; C73, §4715; C97, §5629; C24, §12658; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a13; C39, §12667.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.13]
C93, §600B.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.14 - Substance of complaint.

600B.14 Substance of complaint.
The complainant shall charge the person named as defendant with being the father of the child.
[C51, §848; R60, §1416; C73, §4715; C97, §5629; C24, §12658; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a14; C39, §12667.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.14]
C93, §600B.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.15 - Original notice.

600B.15 Original notice.
An original notice shall be issued as in other civil cases, which notice shall be served as in ordinary actions.
[C51, §849; R60, §1417; C73, §4716; C97, §5630; C24, §12659; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a16; C39, §12667.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.15]
C93, §600B.15
Referred to in §600B.24
Manner of service,
R.C.P. 1.302 – 1.315
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.16 - Lis pendens.

600B.16 Lis pendens.
From the time of the filing of such complaint, a lien shall be created upon the real property of the accused in the county where the action is pending for the payment of any money and the performance of any order adjudged by the proper court.
[C51, §850; R60, §1418; C73, §4717; C97, §5631; C24, §12660; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a17; C39, §12667.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.16]
C93, §600B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.17 - Writ of attachment.

600B.17 Writ of attachment.
The district court may order an attachment to issue thereon without bond, which order shall specify the amount of property to be seized thereunder, and may be revoked at any time by such court on a showing made for a revocation of the same, and on such terms as such court may deem proper in the premises.
[C73, §4718; C97, §5632; C24, §12661; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a18; C39, §12667.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.17]
C93, §600B.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.18 - Method of trial.

600B.18 Method of trial.
The trial shall be by the court, and shall be conducted as in other civil cases.
[C51, §851, 854; R60, §1419, 1422; C73, §4720; C97, §5634; C24, §12663; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a27; C39, §12667.18; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.18]
C93, §600B.18
97 Acts, ch 175, §205
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.19 - County attorney to prosecute.

600B.19 County attorney to prosecute.
The county attorney, on being notified of the facts justifying a complaint as provided in this chapter, or of the filing of such complaint, shall prosecute the matter in behalf of the complainant.
[C73, §4719; C97, §5633; C24, §12662; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a28; C39, §12667.19; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.19]
C93, §600B.19
Referred to in §331.756(64)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.20 - Exclusion of bystanders.

600B.20 Exclusion of bystanders.
Unless objection is raised by either party to the action the judge shall exclude from the hearing all persons except the employees of the court, witnesses, and immediate relatives of the parties involved.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a29; C39, §12667.20; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.20]
C93, §600B.20
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.21 - Death, absence or mental illness of mother — testimony receivable.

600B.21 Death, absence or mental illness of mother — testimony receivable.
If after the complaint the mother dies or becomes mentally ill or cannot be found within the jurisdiction, the proceeding does not abate, but the child shall be substituted as complainant. The testimony of the mother taken by deposition as in other civil cases, may in any such case be read as evidence and in all cases shall be read as evidence if demanded by the defendant.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a31; C39, §12667.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.21]
C93, §600B.21
Referred to in §229.27
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.22 - Death of defendant.

600B.22 Death of defendant.
In case of the death of the defendant the action may be prosecuted against the personal representative of the deceased with like effects as if the defendant were living, subject as regards the measure of support to the provision of section 600B.6.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a32; C39, §12667.22; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.22]
C93, §600B.22
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §108
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.23 - Costs payable by county.

600B.23 Costs payable by county.
If the finding of the court be in favor of the defendant the costs of the action shall be paid by the county.
[C24, §12666; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a33; C39, §12667.23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.23]
C93, §600B.23
97 Acts, ch 175, §206
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.24 - Judgment in general.

600B.24 Judgment in general.
1. If the defendant, after being served with notice as required under section 600B.15, fails to timely respond to the notice, or to appear for blood or genetic tests pursuant to a court or administrative order, or to appear at a scheduled hearing after being provided notice of the hearing, the court shall find the defendant in default and enter a default judgment.
2. Upon a finding of paternity against the defendant, the court shall enter a judgment against the defendant declaring paternity and ordering support of the child.
[C51, §855; R60, §1423; C73, §4721; C97, §5635; C24, §12664; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a35; C39, §12667.24; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.24]
C93, §600B.24
94 Acts, ch 1171, §44; 97 Acts, ch 175, §207
Referred to in §600B.25
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.25 - Form of judgment — contents of support order — evidence — costs.

600B.25 Form of judgment — contents of support order — evidence — costs.
1. Upon a finding of paternity pursuant to section 600B.24, the court shall establish the father’s monthly support payment and the amount of the support debt accrued or accruing pursuant to section 598.21B. The support obligation shall include support of the child between the ages of eighteen and nineteen years if the child 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 nineteen years of age. The court may order the father to pay amounts the court deems appropriate for the past support and maintenance of the child and for the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by or for the mother in connection with prenatal care, the birth of the child, and postnatal care of the child and the mother, and other medical support as defined in section 252E.1. The court may award the prevailing party the reasonable costs of suit, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees.
2. A copy of a bill for the costs of prenatal care or the birth of the child shall be admitted as evidence, without requiring third-party foundation testimony, and shall constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred.
[C51, §855; R60, §1423; C73, §4721; C97, §5635; C24, §12664; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a36; C39, §12667.25; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.25]
85 Acts, ch 100, §10; 87 Acts, ch 98, §2; 89 Acts, ch 166, §7; 90 Acts, ch 1224, §49
C93, §600B.25
97 Acts, ch 175, §208; 2005 Acts, ch 69, §56
Referred to in §600B.38
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.26 - Payment of attorney fees.

600B.26 Payment of attorney fees.
In a proceeding to determine custody or visitation, or to modify a paternity, custody, or visitation order under this chapter, the court may award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees.
2007 Acts, ch 24, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.27 - Payment to trustees.

600B.27 Payment to trustees.
The court may require the payment to be made to the mother, or to some person or corporation to be designated by the court as trustee. The payments shall be directed to be made to a trustee if the mother does not reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a38; C39, §12667.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.27]
C93, §600B.27
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.28 - Report by trustee.

600B.28 Report by trustee.
The trustee shall report to the court annually, or more often as directed by the court, the amounts received and paid over.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a39; C39, §12667.28; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.28]
C93, §600B.28
2005 Acts, ch 3, §101
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.29 - Desertion statute applicable.

600B.29 Desertion statute applicable.
The provisions of sections 726.3 through 726.5 relating to desertion and abandonment of children, have the same effect in cases of illegitimacy where paternity has been judicially established, or has been acknowledged by the father in writing or by the furnishing of support, as in cases of children born in wedlock.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a45; C39, §12667.29; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.29]
83 Acts, ch 101, §128
C93, §600B.29
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.31 - Continuing jurisdiction.

600B.31 Continuing jurisdiction.
Subject to 28 U.S.C. §1738B, the court has continuing jurisdiction over proceedings brought to compel support and to increase or decrease the amount thereof until the judgment of the court has been completely satisfied, and also has continuing jurisdiction to determine the custody in accordance with the interests of the child.
[C73, §4722; C97, §5636; C24, §12667; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a47; C39, §12667.31; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.31]
C93, §600B.31
96 Acts, ch 1141, §30
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.31A - Parties to and court issuing original order — notice.

600B.31A Parties to and court issuing original order — notice.
1. If a proceeding is initiated in a court for an adoption involving the children of parents whose paternity, obligation for support, or custody determination has been determined under this chapter or for modification of a child support or custody order granted under this chapter, the following requirements shall be met if the proceedings are initiated in a court other than the court which issued the original order:
a. The party initiating the proceedings shall present to the court the names and addresses of the parties to the original proceeding, if known, as well as the name and place of the court which issued the original order and the date of the original order.
b. The court in which the proceedings are initiated shall cause notice of the proceedings to be served upon all the parties to the original order unless the parties are deceased.
2. The court in which the proceedings are initiated or any party to the proceedings may also request that a copy of the transcript of the proceedings of the court which issued the original order be made available for consideration in the new proceedings.
2006 Acts, ch 1096, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.32 - Concurrence of remedies.

600B.32 Concurrence of remedies.
A criminal prosecution shall not be a bar to, or be barred by, civil proceedings to compel support; but money paid toward the support of the child shall be allowed for and accredited in determining or enforcing any civil liability.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a49; C39, §12667.32; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.32]
C93, §600B.32
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.33 - Limitations of actions.

600B.33 Limitations of actions.
1. An action to establish paternity and support under this chapter may be brought within the time limitations set forth in section 614.8.
2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, an action to establish paternity and support under this chapter may be brought concerning a person who was under age eighteen on August 16, 1984, regardless of whether any prior action was dismissed because a statute of limitations of less than eighteen years was then in effect. Such an action may be brought within the time limitations set forth in section 614.8, or until July 2, 1992, whichever is later.
90 Acts, ch 1224, §50
C91, §675.33
C93, §600B.33
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.35 - Reference to illegitimacy prohibited.

600B.35 Reference to illegitimacy prohibited.
In all records, certificates, or other papers made or executed, other than birth records and certificates or records of judicial proceedings in which the question of birth out of wedlock is at issue, requiring a declaration by or notice to the mother of a child born out of wedlock, it shall be sufficient for all purposes to refer to the mother as the parent having the sole custody of the child or to the child as being in the sole custody of the mother and no explicit reference shall be made to illegitimacy, and the term biological shall be deemed equivalent to the term illegitimate when referring to parentage or birth out of wedlock.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a52; C39, §12667.35; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.35]
C93, §600B.35
94 Acts, ch 1046, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.36 - Report to registrar of vital statistics.

600B.36 Report to registrar of vital statistics.
Upon the entry of a judgment determining the paternity of a child the clerk of the district court shall notify in writing the state registrar of vital statistics of the name of the person against whom such judgment has been entered, together with such other facts disclosed by the records as may assist in identifying the record of the birth of the child as the same may appear in the office of said registrar. If such judgment shall thereafter be vacated that fact shall be reported by the clerk in the same manner.
[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a53; C39, §12667.36; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.36]
C93, §600B.36
94 Acts, ch 1046, §24
Referred to in §252F.7, 602.8102(119)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.37 - Contempt.

600B.37 Contempt.
If a party fails to comply with or violates the terms or conditions of an order made pursuant to this chapter, the party shall be held in contempt and punished by the court in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided by law for a contempt of such court in any other suit or proceeding cognizable by such court.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.37]
C93, §600B.37
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §109; 2017 Acts, ch 98, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.37A - Action for default or contempt — costs.

600B.37A Action for default or contempt — costs.
If an action is brought on the grounds that a party to an order made pursuant to this chapter is in default or contempt of the order, and the court determines that the party is in default or contempt of the order, the costs of the proceeding, including reasonable attorney fees, may be taxed against that party.
2017 Acts, ch 98, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.38 - Recipients of public assistance — assignment of support payments.

600B.38 Recipients of public assistance — assignment of support payments.
1. If public assistance is provided by the department of human services to or on behalf of a dependent child or a dependent child’s caretaker, there is an assignment by operation of law to the department of any and all rights in, title to, and interest in any support obligation, payment, and arrearages owed to or on behalf of the child or caretaker, not to exceed the amount of public assistance paid for or on behalf of the child or caretaker as follows:
a. For family investment program assistance, section 239B.6 shall apply.
b. For foster care services, section 234.39 shall apply.
c. For medical assistance, section 252E.11 shall apply.
2. The department shall immediately notify the clerk of court by mail when such a child or caretaker has been determined to be eligible for public assistance. Upon notification by the department, the clerk of court shall make a notation of the automatic assignment in the judgment docket and lien index. The notation constitutes constructive notice of the assignment. For public assistance approved and provided on or after July 1, 1997, if the applicant for public assistance is a person other than a parent of the child, the department shall send notice by regular mail to the last known addresses of the obligee and obligor. The clerk of court shall forward support payments received pursuant to section 600B.25, to which the department is entitled, to the department, which may secure support payments in default through other proceedings.
3. The clerk shall furnish the department with copies of all orders or decrees and temporary or domestic abuse orders addressing support when the parties are receiving public assistance or services are otherwise provided by the child support recovery unit. Unless otherwise specified in the order, an equal and proportionate share of any child support awarded shall be presumed to be payable on behalf of each child subject to the order or judgment for purposes of an assignment under this section.
[C77, 79, 81, §675.38; 82 Acts, ch 1237, §5]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
C93, §600B.38
97 Acts, ch 175, §209; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §6, 7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.39 - “Child” defined.

600B.39 “Child” defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, “child” means a person less than eighteen years of age.
[C81, §675.39]
87 Acts, ch 98, §2
C93, §600B.39
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.40 - Custody and visitation.

600B.40 Custody and visitation.
1. The mother of a child born out of wedlock whose paternity has not been acknowledged and who has not been adopted has sole custody of the child unless the court orders otherwise. If a judgment of paternity is entered, the father may petition for rights of visitation or custody in the same paternity action or in an equity proceeding separate from any action to establish paternity.
2. In determining the visitation or custody arrangements of a child born out of wedlock, if a judgment of paternity is entered and the mother of the child has not been awarded sole custody, section 598.41 shall apply to the determination, as applicable, and the court shall consider the factors specified in section 598.41, subsection 3, including but not limited to the factor related to a parent’s history of domestic abuse.
3. In a proceeding under this chapter to determine custody or visitation or to modify a custody or visitation order, section 598.15 shall apply to the parties.
4. The court may order the appointment of a guardian ad litem or attorney for a child, a child custody investigator, or a child and family reporter consistent with the provisions of sections 598.12, 598.12A, and 598.12B.
[C81, §675.40]
C93, §600B.40
95 Acts, ch 182, §27; 2004 Acts, ch 1061, §2; 2017 Acts, ch 98, §3; 2021 Acts, ch 61, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.40A - Temporary orders — support, custody, or visitation of a child.

600B.40A Temporary orders — support, custody, or visitation of a child.
Upon petition of either parent in a proceeding involving support, custody, or visitation of a child for whom paternity has been established and whose mother and father have not been and are not married to each other at the time of filing of the petition, the court may issue a temporary order for support, custody, or visitation of the child. The temporary orders shall be made in accordance with the provisions relating to issuance of and changes in temporary orders for support, custody, or visitation of a child by the court in a dissolution of marriage proceeding pursuant to chapter 598.
97 Acts, ch 160, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 600B - PATERNITY AND OBLIGATION FOR SUPPORT › Section 600B.42 - Security for payment of support — forfeiture.

600B.42 Security for payment of support — forfeiture.
Upon entry of an order for support or upon the failure of a father to make payments pursuant to an order for support, the court may require the father to provide security, a bond, or other guarantee which the court determines is satisfactory to secure the payment of the support. Upon the father’s failure to pay the support under the order, the court may declare the security, bond, or other guarantee forfeited.
85 Acts, ch 100, §11
CS85, §675.42
C93, §600B.42
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1101 - Definitions.

602.1101 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Book”, “record”, or “register” means any mode of permanent recording, including but not limited to, card files, microfilm, microfiche, and electronic records.
2. “Chief judge” means the district judge selected to serve as the chief judge of the judicial district pursuant to section 602.1210.
3. “Chief justice” means the chief justice of the supreme court selected pursuant to section 602.4103.
4. “Chief juvenile court officer” means a person appointed under section 602.1217.
5. “Court employee” or “employee of the judicial branch” means an officer or employee of the judicial branch except a judicial officer.
6. “District court administrator” means a person appointed pursuant to section 602.1214.
7. “Judicial officer” means a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate probate judge, or a magistrate. The term also includes a person who is temporarily serving as a justice, judge, or magistrate as permitted by section 602.1612 or 602.9206.
8. “Magistrate” means a person appointed under article 6, part 4 to exercise judicial functions.
9. “Senior judge” means a person who qualifies as a senior judge under article 9, part 2.
10. “State court administrator” means the person appointed by the supreme court pursuant to section 602.1208.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1101, 10201, 10202; 96 Acts, ch 1153, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §31, 32
Referred to in §9B.17, 99D.2, 99F.1, 607A.3, 720.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1102 - Judicial branch.

602.1102 Judicial branch.
The judicial branch consists of all of the following:
1. The supreme court.
2. The court of appeals.
3. The district court.
4. The clerks of all of the courts of this state.
5. Juvenile court officers.
6. Court reporters.
7. All other court employees.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1102, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §33
Referred to in §8A.101, 423.13A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1201 - Supervision and administration.

602.1201 Supervision and administration.
The supreme court has supervisory and administrative control over the judicial branch and over all judicial officers and court employees.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1201, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §34
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1202 - Judicial council.

602.1202 Judicial council.
A judicial council is established, consisting of the chief judges of the judicial districts, the chief judge of the court of appeals, and the chief justice who shall be the chairperson. The council shall convene not less than twice each year at times and places as ordered by the chief justice. The council shall advise the supreme court with respect to the supervision and administration of the judicial branch.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1202, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §35
Referred to in §231E.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1203 - Personnel conferences.

602.1203 Personnel conferences.
The chief justice may order conferences of judicial officers or court employees on matters relating to the administration of justice or the affairs of the judicial branch. For judges and other court employees who handle cases involving children and family law, the chief justice shall require regular training concerning mental or emotional disorders which may afflict children and the impact children with such disorders have upon their families.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1203, 10201; 95 Acts, ch 182, §28; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §36
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1204 - Procedures for judicial branch.

602.1204 Procedures for judicial branch.
1. The supreme court shall prescribe procedures for the orderly and efficient supervision and administration of the judicial branch. These procedures shall be executed by the chief justice.
2. The state court administrator may issue directives relating to the management of the judicial branch. The subject matters of these directives shall include, but need not be limited to, fiscal procedures, the judicial retirement system, and the collection and reporting of statistical and other data. The directives shall provide for an affirmative action plan which shall be based upon guidelines provided by the Iowa state civil rights commission. In addition, when establishing salaries and benefits the state court administrator shall not discriminate in the employment or pay between employees on the basis of gender by paying wages to employees at a rate less than the rate at which wages are paid to employees of the opposite gender for work of comparable worth. As used in this section “comparable worth” means the value of work as measured by the composite of the skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions normally required in the performance of work.
3. The supreme court shall compile and publish all procedures and directives relating to the supervision and administration of the internal affairs of the judicial branch, and shall distribute a copy of the compilation and all amendments to each operating component of the judicial branch.
4. The supreme court shall accept bids for the printing of court forms from both public and private enterprises and shall attempt to contract with both public and private enterprises for a reasonable portion of the court forms.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1204, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §37; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §43, 49; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §271
Referred to in §602.1208, 602.1209, 602.1401
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1205 - Procedures for courts.

602.1205 Procedures for courts.
1. The supreme court shall prescribe procedures for the orderly and efficient administration of the judicial business of the courts. These procedures shall be executed by the chief justice.
2. Procedures for the district court shall provide for a court session at least once each week in each county to be fixed in advance and announced in the form of a printed schedule. However, court sessions may be at intervals other than once each week if in the opinion of the chief judge more efficient operations in the district will result. The procedures shall also provide for additional sessions for the trial of cases in each county at a frequency which will promptly dispose of the cases that are ready for trial.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1205, 10201
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1206 - Rules for judges and attorneys.

602.1206 Rules for judges and attorneys.
1. The supreme court shall prescribe rules as necessary to supervise the conduct of attorneys and judicial officers. These rules shall be executed by the chief justice.
2. Supreme court rules shall be published as provided in section 2B.5B.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1206, 10201; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §109; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §103
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1207 - Report of the condition of the judicial branch.

602.1207 Report of the condition of the judicial branch.
The chief justice shall communicate the condition of the judicial branch by message to each general assembly, and may recommend matters the chief justice deems appropriate.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1207, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §38
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1208 - State court administrator.

602.1208 State court administrator.
1. The supreme court, by majority vote, shall appoint a state court administrator and may remove the administrator for cause.
2. The state court administrator is the principal administrative officer of the judicial branch, subject to the immediate direction and supervision of the chief justice.
3. The state court administrator shall employ staff as necessary to perform the duties of the administrator, subject to the approval of the supreme court and budget limitations. The administrator shall implement the comparable worth directives issued under section 602.1204, subsection 2 in all court employment decisions.
4. All judicial officers and court employees shall comply with procedures and requests of the state court administrator with respect to information and statistical data bearing on the state of the dockets of the courts, the progress of court business, and other matters reflecting judicial business and the expenditure of moneys for the maintenance and operation of the judicial system.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1208, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §39
Referred to in §602.1101
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1210 - Selection of chief judges.

602.1210 Selection of chief judges.
Not later than December 15 in each odd-numbered year the chief justice shall appoint chief judges of the judicial districts, subject to the approval of the supreme court. The chief judge of a judicial district shall be appointed from those district judges who are serving within the district. A chief judge shall serve for a two-year term and is eligible for reappointment. The supreme court, by majority vote, may remove a person from the position of chief judge. Vacancies in the office of chief judge shall be filled in the same manner. An order appointing a chief judge shall be filed with the clerk of the supreme court, who shall mail a copy to the clerk of the district court in each county in the judicial district.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1210, 10201
Referred to in §602.1101
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1211 - Duties of chief judges.

602.1211 Duties of chief judges.
1. In addition to judicial duties, a chief judge of a judicial district shall supervise all judicial officers and court employees serving within the district. The chief judge shall by order fix the times and places of holding court, and shall designate the respective presiding judges, supervise the performance of all administrative and judicial business of the district, allocate the workloads of district associate judges and magistrates, and conduct judicial conferences to consider, study, and plan for improvement of the administration of justice.
2. A chief judge shall not attempt to direct or influence a judicial officer in a judicial ruling or decision.
3. A chief judge may appoint from among the other judicial officers of the district, excluding the magistrates, one or more assistants to serve throughout the judicial district. A chief judge may remove a person from the position of assistant. An assistant shall have administrative duties as specified in court rules or in the order of appointment. An appointment or removal shall be made by judicial order and shall be filed with the clerk of the district court in each county in the judicial district.
4. A chief judge may designate other public officers to accept bond money or security under section 232.23 or 811.2 at times when the office of the clerk of court is not open.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1211, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 17, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1153, §3; 97 Acts, ch 126, §43
Referred to in §811.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1212 - Judges for public utility rate cases.

602.1212 Judges for public utility rate cases.
1. The supreme court shall designate at least one district judge in each judicial district in the state who shall be subject to assignment by the chief justice to preside as necessary in this state in judicial review proceedings referred to in section 476.13, subsection 1. Designations shall be made on the basis of qualifications and experience, and shall be for the purpose of developing a pool of district judges who will have the knowledge and experience needed to expedite judicial review proceedings in those cases.
2. Upon receipt of notice from a district court clerk under section 476.13, subsection 2, the chief justice of the supreme court shall assign one of the district judges selected under subsection 1 to preside at the judicial review proceeding under section 476.13.
83 Acts, ch 127, §43
Referred to in §476.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1213 - District judicial conferences.

602.1213 District judicial conferences.
1. The judicial officers within a judicial district, excluding the magistrates, may convene as an administrative body as necessary to:
a. Prescribe local court procedures, subject to the approval of the supreme court.
b. Advise the chief judge respecting supervision and administration of the judicial district.
c. Exercise other duties, as established by law or by the supreme court.
2. A district judicial conference shall act by majority vote of its members.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1212, 10201; 96 Acts, ch 1153, §4
Referred to in §633.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1214 - District court administrator.

602.1214 District court administrator.
1. The chief judge of a judicial district shall appoint a district court administrator and may remove the administrator for cause.
2. The district court administrator shall assist the chief judge in the supervision and administration of the judicial district.
3. The district court administrator shall assist the state court administrator in the implementation of policies of the judicial branch and in the performance of the duties of the state court administrator.
4. The district court administrator shall employ and supervise all employees of the district court except court reporters, clerks of the district court, employees of the clerks of the district court, juvenile court officers, and employees of juvenile court officers.
5. The district court administrator shall comply with policies of the judicial branch and the judicial district.
6. The supreme court shall establish the qualifications for appointment as a district court administrator.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1213, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 67, §59; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §41
Referred to in §602.1101
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1215 - Clerk of the district court.

602.1215 Clerk of the district court.
1. Subject to the provisions of section 602.1209, subsection 3, the district judges of each judicial election district shall by majority vote appoint persons to serve as clerks of the district court within the judicial election district. The district judges of a judicial election district may appoint a person to serve as clerk of the district court for more than one county in the same judicial district. A person does not qualify for appointment to the office of clerk of the district court unless the person is at the time of application a resident of the state. A clerk of the district court may be removed from office for cause by the chief judge of the judicial district, after consultation with the district judges of the judicial election district. Prior to removal, the clerk of the district court shall be notified of the cause for removal.
2. The clerk of the district court has the duties specified in article 8, and other duties as prescribed by law or by the supreme court.
3. The clerk of the district court shall assist the state court administrator and the district court administrator in carrying out the rules, directives, and procedures of the judicial branch and the judicial district.
4. The clerk of the district court shall comply with rules, directives, and procedures of the judicial branch and the judicial district.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1214, 10201; 92 Acts, ch 1115, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §42; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §29; 2014 Acts, ch 1031, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §81
Referred to in §602.8101, 602.11101
Appointment of clerk subject to approval of state court administrator;
2006 Acts, ch 1174, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1216 - Retention of clerks of the district court.

602.1216 Retention of clerks of the district court.
A clerk of the district court shall stand for retention in office, in the county of the clerk’s office, upon the petition signed by eligible electors residing in the county equal in number to at least ten percent of all registered voters in the county to the state commissioner of elections, at the judicial election in 1988 and every four years thereafter, under sections 46.17 through 46.24. The petition shall be filed in the office of the state commissioner not later than one hundred twenty days before the general election. A clerk who is not retained in office is ineligible to serve as clerk, in the county in which the clerk was not retained, for the four years following the retention vote.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1215, 10201; 89 Acts, ch 136, §74; 2001 Acts, ch 56, §37
Referred to in §46.20
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.1217 - Chief juvenile court officer.

602.1217 Chief juvenile court officer.
1. The chief judge of each judicial district, after consultation with the judges of the judicial district, shall appoint a chief juvenile court officer and may remove the officer for cause.
2. The chief juvenile court officer is subject to the immediate supervision and direction of the chief judge of the judicial district.
3. The chief juvenile court officer, in addition to performing the duties of a juvenile court officer, shall supervise juvenile court officers and administer juvenile court services within the judicial district in accordance with law and with the rules, directives, and procedures of the judicial branch and the judicial district.
4. The chief juvenile court officer shall assist the state court administrator and the district court administrator in implementing rules, directives, and procedures of the judicial branch and the judicial district.
5. A chief juvenile court officer shall have other duties as prescribed by the supreme court or by the chief judge of the judicial district.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1216, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §43; 2006 Acts, ch 1118, §1
Referred to in §232.2, 602.1101