Terms Used In Iowa Code 598B.309

  • Child: means an individual who has not attained eighteen years of age. See Iowa Code 598B.102
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, or government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Iowa Code 598B.102
  • Physical custody: means the physical care and supervision of a child. See Iowa Code 598B.102
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Iowa Code 598B.102
 Except as otherwise provided in section 598B.311, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon the respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.