Iowa § 252D.16A - 252D.16A Income withholding order — child support services.
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§ 252D.16A. 252D.16A Income withholding order — child support services.
If support payments are ordered under this chapter, chapter 232, 234, 252A, 252C, 252E, 252F, 252H, 598, 600B, or any other applicable chapter, or under a comparable statute of another state or foreign country, and if income withholding relative to such support payments is allowed under this chapter, child support services may enter an ex parte order notifying the person whose income is to be withheld of the procedure to file a motion to quash the order for income withholding, and ordering the withholding of sums to be deducted from the delinquent person’s income as defined in section 252D.16 sufficient to pay the support obligation and requiring the payment of such sums to the collection services center or, as appropriate, a comparable government entity in another state as provided in chapter 252K. Child support services shall include the amount of any delinquency and the amount to be withheld in the notice provided to the obligor pursuant to section 252D.17A. Notice of income withholding shall be provided to the obligor and to the payor of income pursuant to sections 252D.17 and 252D.17A. 2006 Acts, ch 1119, §3, 11; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §94; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §883 Thu Dec 11 19:15:38 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 252D.16A (21, 0)
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Section 252D.16A ("252D.16A Income withholding order — child support 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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