1. For actions initiated under section 252H.15, the unit shall conduct the review and determine whether an adjustment is appropriate. As necessary, the unit shall make a determination of the controlling order or the amount of delinquent support due based upon the receipt of social security disability payments as provided in sections 598.22 and 598.22C.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 252H.16

  • 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
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Parent: means , for the purposes of requesting a review of a support order and for being entitled to notice under this chapter:
     (1) The individual ordered to pay support pursuant to the order. See Iowa Code 252H.2
  • Review: means an objective evaluation conducted through a proceeding before a court, administrative body, or an agency, of information necessary for the application of a state's mandatory child support guidelines to determine:
     (1) The appropriate monetary amount of support. See Iowa Code 252H.2
  • Support order: means an order for support issued pursuant to this chapter, chapter 232, 234, 252A, 252C, 252E, 252F, 598, 600B, or any other applicable chapter, or under a comparable statute of another state or foreign country as registered with the clerk of court or certified to the child support recovery unit. See Iowa Code 252H.2
  • unit: means the child support recovery unit created pursuant to section 252B. See Iowa Code 252H.2
 2. Unless both parents have waived the prereview notice period as provided for in section 252H.7, the review shall not be conducted for at least fifteen days from the date both parents were successfully served with the notice required in section 252H.15.
 3. Upon completion of the review, the unit shall issue a notice of decision by regular mail to the last known address of each parent, or if applicable, each parent’s attorney.
 4. The unit shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to ensure that all of the following are included in the notice:

 a. Information sufficient to identify the affected parties and the support order or orders affected.
 b. A statement indicating whether the unit finds that an adjustment is appropriate and the basis for the determination.
 c. Other information, as appropriate.
 5. A revised notice of decision shall be issued when the unit receives or becomes aware of new or different information affecting the results of the review after the notice of decision has been issued and before the entry of an administrative order adjusting the support order, when new or different information is not received in conjunction with a request for a second review, or subsequent to a request for a court hearing. If a revised notice of decision is issued, the time frames for requesting a second review or court hearing shall apply from the date of issuance of the revised notice.
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