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Terms Used In Iowa Code 598.22B

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
598.22B Information required in order or judgment.
This section applies to all initial or modified orders for paternity or support entered under
this chapter, chapter 234, 252A, 252C, 252F, 252H, 252K, or 600B, or under any other chapter, and any subsequent order to enforce such support orders.
1. All such orders or judgments shall direct each party to file with the clerk of court or child support services, as appropriate, upon entry of the order, and to update as appropriate, information on location and identity of the party, including social security number, residential and mailing addresses, electronic mail address, telephone number, driver’s license number, and name, address, and telephone number of the party’s employer. The order shall also include a provision that the information filed will be disclosed and used pursuant to this section. The party shall file the information with the clerk of court, or, if all support payments are to be directed to the collection services center as provided in § 252B.14, subsection
2, and § 252B.16, with child support services.
2. All such orders or judgments shall include a statement that in any subsequent child support action initiated by child support services or between the parties, upon sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of such a party, child support services or the court shall deem due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met with respect to the party, upon delivery of written notice to the most recent residential or employer address filed with the clerk of court or child support services pursuant to subsection 1.
3. a. Information filed pursuant to subsection 1 shall not be a public record.
b. Information filed with the clerk of court pursuant to subsection 1 shall be available to child support services, upon request. Beginning October 1, 1998, information filed with the clerk of court pursuant to subsection 1 shall be provided by the clerk of court to child support services pursuant to § 252B.24.
c. Information filed with the clerk of court shall be available, upon request, to a party unless the party filing the information also files an affidavit alleging the party has reason to believe that release of the information may result in physical or emotional harm to the affiant or child. However, even if an affidavit has been filed, any information provided by the clerk of court to child support services shall be disclosed by child support services as provided in § 252B.9.
d. Information provided to child support services shall only be disclosed as provided in § 252B.9.
97 Acts, ch 175, §195; 98 Acts, ch 1170, §16; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §114; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1239
Referred to in §252B.24, 252F.4
Section amended