Terms Used In Iowa Code 229.9

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the district court. See Iowa Code 229.1
  • Court: shall mean and include any court upon which jurisdiction has been conferred to determine the liability of persons for the support of dependents. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • Respondent: means any person against whom an application has been filed under section 229. See Iowa Code 229.1
 The court shall direct the clerk to furnish at once to the respondent‘s attorney copies of the application filed pursuant to section 229.6 and the supporting documentation, and of the court’s order issued pursuant to section 229.8, subsection 3. If the respondent is taken into custody under section 229.11, the attorney shall also be advised of that fact. The respondent’s attorney shall represent the respondent at all stages of the proceedings, and shall attend the hospitalization hearing.