Iowa · statute · Iowa Code ch. 252F · 8 active provisions
As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “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 i…
1. In any case in which child support services is providing services pursuant to chapter 252B and paternity is at issue, proceedings may be initiated by child support services pursuant to this chapter for the sole purpose of establishing paternity and any accrued or accruing child support or medical support obligations…
1. Child support services may prepare a notice of alleged paternity and support debt to be served on a party if the mother of the child or a government official with knowledge of the circumstances of possible paternity relying on government records provides a written statement to the department certifying in accordance…
1. If each party fails to respond to the initial notice within twenty days after the date of service of the notice or fails to appear at a conference pursuant to section 252F.3 on the scheduled date of the conference, and paternity has not been contested and each party fails to timely request a court hearing on the iss…
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…
Following issuance of an order by the department, 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…
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 state registrar of vital statistics in the manner provided in section 600B.36.
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 establishmen…