Iowa § 252J.5 - 252J.5 Written agreement.
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§ 252J.5. 252J.5 Written agreement.
1. If an obligor is subject to this chapter as established in section 252J.2, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, the obligor and child support services may enter into a written agreement for payment of support and compliance which takes into consideration the obligor’s ability to pay and other criteria established by rule of the department. The written agreement shall include all of the following: a. The method, amount, and dates of support payments by the obligor. b. A statement that upon breach of the written agreement by the obligor, child support services shall issue a certificate of noncompliance to any appropriate licensing authority. 2. A written agreement entered into pursuant to this section does not preclude any other remedy provided by law and shall not modify or affect an existing support order. 3. Following issuance of a certificate of noncompliance, if the obligor enters into a written agreement with child support services, child support services shall issue a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance to any appropriate licensing authority and shall forward a copy of the withdrawal by regular mail to the obligor. 95 Acts, ch 115, §5; 97 Acts, ch 175, §117; 2004 Acts, ch 1116, §24; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §963 Referred to in §252J.6 Thu Dec 11 19:16:27 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 252J.5 (19, 0)
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Section 252J.5 ("252J.5 Written agreement.") 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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