Terms Used In Iowa Code 252B.2

  • Child: includes but shall not be limited to a stepchild, foster child, or legally adopted child and means a child actually or apparently under eighteen years of age or a dependent person eighteen years of age or over who is unable to maintain the person's self and is likely to become a public charge. See Iowa Code 252B.1
  • Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 252B.1
  • Unit: means the child support recovery unit created in section 252B. See Iowa Code 252B.1
 There is created within the department of human services a child support recovery unit for the purpose of providing the services required in sections 252B.3 through 252B.6. The unit is not required to intervene in actions to provide such services.