252B.26 Service of process.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the unit may serve a petition, notice, or rule to show cause under this chapter or chapter 252A, 252C, 252F, 252H, 252K, 598, or 665 as specified in each chapter, or as follows:
1. The unit may serve a petition, notice, or rule to show cause by certified mail. Return acknowledgment is required to prove service by certified mail,
rules of civil procedure 1.303(5)
and
1.308(5)
shall not apply, and the return acknowledgment shall be filed with the clerk of court.
2. The unit may serve a notice of intent under chapter 252H, or a notice of decision under section 252H.14A, upon any party or parent who is receiving family investment program assistance for the parent or child by sending the notice by regular mail to the address maintained by the department.
Rules of civil procedure 1.303(5)
and
1.308(5)
shall not apply and the unit shall file proof of service as provided in chapter 252H. If the notice is determined to be undeliverable, the unit shall serve the notice as otherwise provided in this section or by personal service.
2005 Acts, ch 112, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §142, 156; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §121, 123
Referred to in §252A.18, 252B.20A, 252H.14A
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.