The child support recovery unit shall provide the following services:
1. Assistance in the location of an absent parent or any other person who has an obligation to support the child of the resident parent.
2. Aid in establishing paternity and securing a court or administrative order for support pursuant to chapter 252A, 252C, 252F, or 600B, or any other chapter providing for the establishment of paternity or support.
3. Aid in enforcing through court or administrative proceedings an existing court order for support issued pursuant to chapter 252A, 252C, 252F, 598, or 600B, or any other chapter under which child or medical support is granted.
4. Assistance to set off against a debtor's income tax refund or rebate any debt, which is assigned to the department of human services or which the child support recovery unit is attempting to collect on behalf of any individual not eligible as a public assistance recipient, which has accrued through written contract, subrogation, or court judgment, and which is in the form of a liquidated sum due and owing for the care, support or maintenance of a child. The department of human services shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to assist the department of revenue and finance in the implementation of the child support setoff as established under section 421.17, subsection 21.
5. Determine periodically whether an individual receiving unemployment compensation benefits under chapter 96 owes a support obligation which is being enforced by the unit, and enforce the support obligation through court or administrative proceedings to have specified amounts withheld from the individual's unemployment compensation benefits.
6. Assistance in obtaining medical support as defined in chapter 252E.
7. At the request of either parent who is subject to the order of support or upon its own initiation, review the amount of the support award in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to section 598.21, subsection 4, and the federal Family Support Act of 1988, and take action to initiate modification proceedings if the criteria established pursuant to this section are met. However, a review of a support award is not required in those cases for which an assignment ordered pursuant to chapter 234 or 239 is in effect if the child support recovery unit determines that such a review would not be in the best interest of the child and neither parent has requested such review.
The department shall adopt rules no later than October 13, 1990, setting forth the process for review of requests for modification of support obligations and the criteria and process for taking action to initiate modification proceedings.
8. a. Assistance, in consultation with the department of revenue and finance, in identifying and taking action against self-employed individuals as identified by the following conditions:
(1) The individual owes support pursuant to a court or administrative order being enforced by the unit and is delinquent in an amount equal to or greater than the support obligation amount assessed for one month.
(2) The individual has filed a state income tax return in the preceding twelve months.
(3) The individual has no reported tax withholding amount on the most recent state income tax return.
(4) The individual has failed to enter into or comply with a formalized repayment plan with the unit.
(5) The individual has failed to make either all current support payments in accordance with the court or administrative order or to make payments against any delinquency in each of the preceding twelve months.
b. Notwithstanding section 252B.9, the unit may forward information to the department of revenue and finance as necessary to implement this subsection, including but not limited to both of the following:
(1) The name and social security number of the individual.
(2) Support obligation information in the specific case, including the amount of the delinquency.
9. The review and adjustment or modification of a support order pursuant to chapter 252H upon adoption of rules pursuant to chapter 17A governing policies and procedures for review and adjustment or modification.
[C77, 79, 81, § 252B.5; 82 Acts, ch 1260, § 123]
83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 90 Acts, ch 1224, § 4, 5; 92 Acts, ch 1195, § 503; 93 Acts, ch 78, §8; 93 Acts, ch 79, § 33, 38; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §15
Referred to in § 239.12, 252B.1, 252B.2, 252B.6, 252B.9, 421.17
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