Iowa § 252F.1 - 252F.1 Definitions.

§ 252F.1. 252F.1 Definitions.

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. 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. 93 Acts, ch 79, §14; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §31; 2006 Acts, ch 1016, §12; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §168, 187; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §18, 20; 2010 Acts, ch 1142, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §904 Thu Dec 11 19:15:59 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 252F.1 (22, 0)