252B.25 Contempt — combining actions.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if an obligor has been ordered to provide support in more than one order, the unit may bring a single action for contempt to enforce the multiple orders. However, if the obligor objects to the consolidation of the actions regarding multiple orders into a single action for contempt, and the court determines that severance of the single action into multiple actions is in the interest of justice, the unit shall bring multiple actions for contempt to enforce the multiple orders. If the single action is brought and the obligor does not object, the unit shall file the action in the district court of a county where the obligor resides, or if the obligor does not reside in the state, in the district court of the county where at least one of the support orders was entered or registered. For the purposes of this section, the district court where the unit files the action shall have jurisdiction and authority over all other support orders for the obligor entered or registered by a court of this state and affected under this section. In such case, the unit shall also file a document with the clerk of court in each county affected specifying the county where the action under this section was filed and the disposition of the action.
2005 Acts, ch 112, §6
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 252B - CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY
Section 252B.2 - Unit established — intervention.
Section 252B.3 - Duty of department to enforce child support — cooperation — rules.
Section 252B.4 - Nonassistance cases.
Section 252B.5 - Services of unit.
Section 252B.6 - Additional services in assistance cases.
Section 252B.6A - External services.
Section 252B.7 - Legal services.
Section 252B.7A - Determining parent’s income.
Section 252B.7B - Informational materials provided by the unit.
Section 252B.8 - Central information center.
Section 252B.9 - Information and assistance from others — availability of records.
Section 252B.9A - Disclosure of confidential information — authorized person — court.
Section 252B.10 - Criminal penalties.
Section 252B.11 - Recovery of costs of collection services.
Section 252B.12 - Jurisdiction over nonresidents.
Section 252B.13A - Collection services center.
Section 252B.15 - Processing and disbursement of support payments.
Section 252B.16 - Transfer of support order processing responsibilities — ongoing procedures.
Section 252B.17 - Admissibility and identification of support payment records.
Section 252B.17A - Imaging or photographic copies — originals destroyed.
Section 252B.18 - Child support advisory committee — established — duties.
Section 252B.20 - Suspension of support — request by mutual consent.
Section 252B.20A - Suspension of support — request by one party.
Section 252B.21 - Administrative seek employment orders.
Section 252B.22 - Liens — motor vehicle registration — task force.
Section 252B.24 - State case registry.
Section 252B.25 - Contempt — combining actions.