1.In a proceeding under this chapter, a support enforcement agency of this state, upon
request:
a.Shall provide services to a movant residing in a state.
b.Shall provide services to a movant requesting services through a central authority of a
foreign country as described in section 252K.102, subsection 5, paragraph “a” or “d”.
c.May provide services to a movant who is an individual not residing in a state.
2.A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the movant
shall:
a.Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state,
or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent.
b.Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing.
c.Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant in
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1. In a proceeding under this chapter, a support enforcement agency of this state, upon
request:
a. Shall provide services to a movant residing in a state.
b. Shall provide services to a movant requesting services through a central authority of a
foreign country as described in section 252K.102, subsection 5, paragraph “a” or “d”.
c. May provide services to a movant who is an individual not residing in a state.
2. A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the movant
shall:
a. Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state,
or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent.
b. Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing.
c. Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to
income and property of the parties.
d. Within ten days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of
notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the
notice to the movant.
e. Within ten days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of a
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communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent’s attorney, send a copy of
the communication to the movant.
f. Notify the movant if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
3. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support
order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts to do
either of the following:
a. To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order.
b. If two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has
not been determined, to ensure that a request for such determination is made in a tribunal
having jurisdiction to do so.
4. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement
ofasupportorder, arrears, orjudgmentstatedinaforeigncurrencyshallconverttheamounts
stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable
official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.
5. A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this state
to issue a child support order and an income withholding order that redirect payment of
current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency
of another state pursuant to section 252K.319.
6. This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other
fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency
and the individual being assisted by the agency.