§ 252H.5 — Fees and cost recovery for review — adjustment — modification

Iowa § 252H.5

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VI: HUMAN SERVICES
• Ch. 252H: ADJUSTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS

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1. Unless child support services is already providing support enforcement service
pursuant to chapter 252B, a parent ordered to provide support, who requests a review of a
support order under subchapter II, shall file an application for services pursuant to section
252B.4.
2. Aparentrequestingaserviceshallpaythefeeestablishedforthatserviceasestablished
under this subsection. The fees established are not applicable to a parent who as a condition
ofeligibilityforreceivingpublicassistancebenefitshasassignedtherightstochildormedical
support for the order to be reviewed. The following fees shall be paid for the following
services:
a. Afeeforconductingthereview,tobepaidatthetimetherequestforreviewissubmitted
to child support services. If the request for review is denied for any reason, the fee shall be
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refunded to the parent making the request. Any request submitted without full payment of
the fee shall be denied.
b. A fee for a second review requested pursuant to section 252H.17, to be paid at the
time the request for the second review is submitted to child support services. Any request
submitted without full payment of the fee shall be denied.
c. A fee for activities performed by child support services in association with a court
hearing requested pursuant to section 252H.8.
d. A fee for activities performed by child support services in entering an administrative
order to adjust support when neither parent requests a court hearing pursuant to section
252H.8. The fee shall be paid during the postreview waiting period under section 252H.17. If
the fee is not paid in full during the postreview notice period, further action shall not be taken
by child support services to adjust the order unless the parent not requesting the adjustment
pays the fee in full during the postreview waiting period, or unless the children affected
by the order reviewed are currently receiving public assistance benefits and the proposed
adjustment would result in either an increase in the amount of support or in provisions for
medical support for the children.
e. A fee for conducting a conference requested pursuant to section 252H.20.
3. A parent who requests a review of a support order pursuant to section 252H.13, shall
pay any service of process fees for service or attempted service of the notice required in
section 252H.15. Child support services shall not proceed to conduct a review pursuant to
section 252H.16 until service of process fees have been paid in full. The service of process fee
requirement of this subsection is not applicable to a parent who as a condition of eligibility
for public assistance benefits has assigned the rights to child or medical support for the order
to be reviewed. Service of process fees charged by a person other than child support services
are distinct from any other fees and recovery of costs provided for in this section.
4. Child support services shall, consistent with applicable federal law, recover
administrative costs in excess of any fees collected pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 for
providing services under this chapter and shall adopt rules providing for collection of fees
for administrative costs.
5. Child support services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to establish
procedures and criteria to determine the amount of any fees specified in this section and the
administrative costs in excess of these fees.