Iowa Code 252F.1 – Definitions
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As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Child” means a person who is less than age eighteen or a person who is age eighteen but less than age nineteen and is engaged full-time in completing high school graduation or equivalency requirements in a manner which is reasonably expected to result in completion of the requirements prior to the person reaching age nineteen.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 252F.1
- 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
- Child: means a person who is less than age eighteen or a person who is age eighteen but less than age nineteen and is engaged full-time in completing high school graduation or equivalency requirements in a manner which is reasonably expected to result in completion of the requirements prior to the person reaching age nineteen. See Iowa Code 252F.1
- 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
- Director: means the director of health and human services. See Iowa Code 252F.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
- Mother: means a mother of the child for whom paternity is being established. See Iowa Code 252F.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. “Child support services” means the same as child support services created in section 252B.2.
3. “Department” means the department of health and human services.
4. “Director” means the director of health and human services.
5. “Mother” means a mother of the child for whom paternity is being established.
6. “Party” means a putative father or a mother, as named in an action.
7. “Paternity is at issue” means any of the following conditions:
a. A child was not born or conceived within marriage.
b. A child was born or conceived within marriage but a court has declared that the child is not the issue of the marriage.
8. “Paternity test” means and includes any form of blood, tissue, or genetic testing administered to determine the biological father of a child.
9. “Putative father” means a person alleged to be the biological father of a child.