1. The unit shall issue a notice of intent to modify to each parent. Notice to a child support agency or an agency entitled to receive child or medical support payments as the result of an assignment of support rights is not required.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 252H.19

  • Act: means the federal Social Security Act. See Iowa Code 252H.2
  • Child: means a child as defined in section 252B. See Iowa Code 252H.2
  • 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
  • Modification: means either of the following:
     (1) A change, correction, or termination of an existing support order. See Iowa Code 252H.2
  • 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
  • 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. The notice shall be served upon each parent in accordance with the rules of civil procedure, except that a parent requesting modification shall, at the time of the request, waive the right to personal service of the notice in writing and accept service by regular mail. The unit shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to ensure that all of the following are included in the notice:

 a. The legal basis and purpose of the action.
 b. Information sufficient to identify the affected parties and the support order or orders affected.
 c. An explanation of the procedures for determining child support and a request for financial or income information as necessary for application of the child support guidelines established pursuant to section 598.21B.
 d. An explanation of the legal rights and responsibilities of the affected parties, including the time frames in which the parties must act.
 e. Procedures for contesting the action through a conference or a court hearing.
 f. Other information, as appropriate.
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