252B.4 Nonassistance cases.
1. The child support and paternity determination services established by the department pursuant to this chapter and other appropriate services provided by law including but not limited to the provisions of chapters 239B, 252A, 252C, 252D, 252E, 252F, 598, and 600B shall be made available by the unit to an individual not otherwise eligible as a public assistance recipient upon application by the individual for the services or upon referral as described in subsection 4. The application shall be filed with the department.
2. The director may collect a fee to cover the costs incurred by the department for service of process, genetic testing and court costs if the entity providing the service charges a fee for the services.
3. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be considered repayment receipts, as defined in section 8.2, and shall be used for the purposes of the unit. The director or a designee shall keep an accurate record of the fees collected and expended.
4. The unit shall also provide child support and paternity determination services and shall respond as provided in federal law for an individual not otherwise eligible as a public assistance recipient if the unit receives a request from any of the following:
a. A child support agency.
b. A foreign country as defined in chapter 252K.
[C77, 79, 81, §252B.4]
83 Acts, ch 153, §16; 92 Acts, ch 1195, §101, 102; 93 Acts, ch 78, §6, 7; 93 Acts, ch 79, §37; 96 Acts, ch 1213, §39; 97 Acts, ch 41, §32; 97 Acts, ch 175, §27 – 29
; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §143, 151
; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §118; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §55; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §84; 2019 Acts, ch 112, §1
Referred to in §252B.2, 252H.5
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.