252H.4 Role of the child support recovery unit.
1. The unit may administratively adjust or modify or may provide for an administrative cost-of-living alteration of a support order entered under chapter 234, 252A, 252C, 598, or 600B, or any other support chapter if the unit is providing enforcement services pursuant to chapter 252B. The unit is not required to intervene to administratively adjust or modify or provide for an administrative cost-of-living alteration of a support order under this chapter.
2. The unit is a party to an action initiated pursuant to this chapter.
3. The unit shall conduct a review to determine whether an adjustment is appropriate or, upon the request of a parent or upon the unit’s own initiative, determine whether a modification is appropriate.
4. The unit shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to establish the process for the review of requests for adjustment, the criteria and procedures for conducting a review and determining when an adjustment is appropriate, the procedure and criteria for a cost-of-living alteration, the criteria and procedure for a request for review pursuant to section 252H.18A, and other rules necessary to implement this chapter.
5. Legal representation of the unit shall be provided pursuant to section 252B.7, subsection 4.
93 Acts, ch 78, §27; 97 Acts, ch 175, §98
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 252H - ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS
Section 252H.1 - Purpose and intent.
Section 252H.3A - Adding a party.
Section 252H.4 - Role of the child support recovery unit.
Section 252H.5 - Fees and cost recovery for review — adjustment — modification.
Section 252H.6 - Collection of information.
Section 252H.7 - Waiver of notice periods and time limitations.
Section 252H.8 - Certification to court — hearing — default.
Section 252H.10 - Effective date of adjustment — modification.
Section 252H.11 - Concurrent actions.
Section 252H.12 - Support orders subject to review and adjustment.
Section 252H.13 - Right to request review.
Section 252H.14 - Reviews initiated by the child support recovery unit.
Section 252H.14A - Reviews initiated by the child support recovery unit — abbreviated method.
Section 252H.15 - Notice of intent to review and adjust.
Section 252H.16 - Conducting the review — notice of decision.
Section 252H.17 - Challenging the notice of decision — second review — notice.
Section 252H.18 - Orders subject to administrative modification.
Section 252H.18A - Request for review outside applicable time frames.
Section 252H.19 - Notice of intent to modify.
Section 252H.20 - Conference — second notice and finding of financial responsibility.
Section 252H.21 - Purpose — intent — effect on requirements for guidelines.
Section 252H.22 - Support orders subject to cost-of-living alteration.
Section 252H.23 - Right to request cost-of-living alteration.