249B.4  Certification to court--hearing--default.

1.  If a timely written request for a hearing is received, the department shall certify the matter to the district court in the county where the institutionalized spouse resides.

2.  The certification shall include true copies of the notice and finding of financial responsibility or notice of the spousal support debt accrued and accruing, the return of service, the written objections and request for hearing, and true copies of any administrative orders previously entered.

3.  The district court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the parties of the time and place of hearing.

4.  If a party fails to appear at the hearing, upon a showing of proper notice to the party, the district court may find the party in default and enter an appropriate order.

Section History: Recent form

  90 Acts, ch 1098, §4


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