Iowa § 234.8 - 234.8 Fees for child welfare services.
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§ 234.8. 234.8 Fees for child welfare services.
The department may charge a fee for child welfare services to a person liable for the cost of the services. The fee shall not exceed the reasonable cost of the services. The fee shall be based upon the person’s ability to pay and consideration of the fee’s impact upon the liable person’s family and the goals identified in the case permanency plan. The department may assess the liable person for the fee and the means of recovery shall include a setoff against an amount owed by a state agency to the person assessed pursuant to section 421.65. In addition the department may establish an administrative process to recover the assessment through automatic income withholding. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement the provisions of this section. This section does not apply to court-ordered services provided to juveniles which are a charge upon the state pursuant to section 232.141 and services for which the department has established a support obligation pursuant to section 234.39. 92 Acts, ch 1229, §24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §216; 2020 Acts, ch 1064, §10, 28; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §73, 74; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §673 Thu Dec 11 19:10:56 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 234.8 (34, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 234.8 ("234.8 Fees for child welfare services.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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