Iowa Code 602.6608 – Child support referee
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1. The chief judge may appoint and may remove for cause with due process a referee to preside over child support proceedings.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 602.6608
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- Chief judge: means the district judge selected to serve as the chief judge of the judicial district pursuant to section 602. See Iowa Code 602.1101
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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
- State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States. See Iowa Code 633D.2
2. Qualifications for a referee appointed under this section include, at a minimum, all of the following:
a. The referee shall be an attorney currently licensed to practice law in the state.
b. The referee shall have at least five years of experience in the practice of law.
c. The referee shall have at least two years of experience in the practice of family law, including experience in the area of child support, in the state of Iowa.
3. Duties of the referee are limited to presiding over child and medical support proceedings which are delegated to the referee by the chief judge or jointly by the chief judges of the affected judicial districts if the referee is authorized to preside over proceedings in more than one judicial district.
4. The compensation of the referee shall be established by the court.