Iowa Code 252C.6 – Interest on support debts
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 252C.6
- Child: includes but shall not be limited to a stepchild, foster child, or legally adopted child and means a child actually or apparently under eighteen years of age, and a dependent person eighteen years of age or over who is unable to maintain the person's self and is likely to become a public charge. See Iowa Code 252A.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
Interest accrues on support debts at the rate provided in section 535.3 for court judgments. The department may collect the accrued interest but is not required to maintain interest balance accounts. Child support services may waive payment of the interest if the waiver will facilitate the collection of the support debt.