Terms Used In Iowa Code 598C.309

  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
598C.309 Order for child support.
If a court has issued an order granting caretaking authority under this article, or an agreement granting caretaking authority has been executed under article II, the court may enter a temporary order for child support consistent with a law of this state other than this chapter if the court has jurisdiction under chapter 252K, the uniform interstate family support Act.
2016 Acts, ch 1084, §21