Senate
File
542
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Enrolled
Senate
File
542
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
SUSPENSION
OF
CHILD
SUPPORT
AND
MEDICAL
SUPPORT
IN
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
598.21H
Suspension
of
child
support
——
child
in
need
of
assistance
proceedings.
1.
Subject
to
28
U.S.C.
§1738B,
the
court
may
enter
an
ex
parte
order
suspending
a
child
support
or
medical
support
order
entered
under
chapter
234,
252A,
252C,
252F,
600B,
or
this
chapter
if
all
of
the
following
conditions
are
met:
a.
A
dispositional
or
permanency
order
in
juvenile
court,
pursuant
to
chapter
232,
places
the
custody
or
physical
care
of
a
child
with
a
person
who
is
obligated
to
pay
support
for
the
child
pursuant
to
an
order
entered
under
chapter
234,
252A,
252C,
252F,
600B,
or
this
chapter.
b.
The
juvenile
court
files
a
notice
of
change
of
custody
pursuant
to
section
232.102,
subsection
11,
or
section
232.104,
subsection
11.
Senate
File
542,
p.
2
c.
The
person
obligated
to
pay
support
files
an
application
requesting
a
suspension
of
support
in
the
case
in
which
child
support
is
ordered.
The
application
shall
identify
the
county
and
docket
number
of
the
juvenile
court
proceeding,
and
the
date
of
the
dispositional
or
permanency
order,
that
placed
the
custody
or
physical
care
of
the
child
with
the
person
obligated
to
pay
support.
An
application
filed
by
a
person
obligated
to
pay
support
shall
also
include
the
names
and
current
addresses
of
the
payor
and
payee,
and
shall
attach
a
copy
of
the
notice
of
change
of
custody
filed
under
section
232.102,
subsection
11,
or
section
232.104,
subsection
11.
2.
The
order
suspending
support
shall
be
effective
on
the
date
the
next
support
payment
is
due,
and
that
payment
is
suspended.
Any
party,
or
child
support
services,
may
file
an
objection
to
the
order
suspending
support
within
twenty-one
calendar
days
after
the
date
the
order
is
entered.
The
court
shall
schedule
a
hearing
on
the
objection
not
later
than
fifteen
calendar
days
after
the
date
the
objection
is
filed,
and
provide
notice
of
the
hearing
to
the
parties.
Unless
otherwise
ordered
by
the
court,
the
ex
parte
order
shall
become
final
and
terminate
the
support
obligation
sixty
calendar
days
following
the
date
the
juvenile
court
proceeding
terminates.
3.
The
court
may
enter
an
ex
parte
order
terminating
a
suspension
ordered
under
subsection
1
if
all
of
the
following
conditions
are
met:
a.
The
juvenile
court
returns
the
custody
or
physical
care
of
the
child
to
the
person
who
was
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
the
child.
b.
The
juvenile
court
files
a
notice
of
change
of
custody
pursuant
to
section
232.101,
subsection
11,
or
section
232.104,
subsection
11,
to
acknowledge
the
change
of
a
child’s
custody
back
to
the
person
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
the
child.
c.
The
person
who
was
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
the
child,
or
child
support
services,
files
an
application
in
the
case
in
which
the
support
was
ordered,
and
then
suspended,
to
request
that
the
suspension
be
terminated.
The
application
shall
identify
the
county
and
docket
number
of
the
juvenile
court
proceeding,
and
the
date
of
the
dispositional
Senate
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542,
p.
3
or
permanency
order,
that
returned
custody
or
physical
care
of
the
child
to
the
person
who
was
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
the
child.
An
application
filed
by
a
person
who
was
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
a
child
shall
also
include
the
names
and
current
address
of
the
payor
and
payee,
and
shall
attach
a
copy
of
the
notice
of
change
of
custody
filed
under
section
232.102,
subsection
11,
or
section
232.104,
subsection
11,
acknowledging
the
change
of
a
child’s
custody
back
to
the
person
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
the
child.
4.
An
order
terminating
the
suspension
of
support
shall
be
effective
on
the
date
the
next
support
payment
would
be
due
pursuant
to
the
original
support
order,
and
the
suspension
of
that
payment
is
terminated.
Any
party,
or
child
support
services,
may
file
an
objection
to
the
order
ending
the
suspension
of
support
within
twenty-one
calendar
days
of
the
date
the
order
is
entered.
The
court
shall
schedule
a
hearing
on
the
objection
not
later
than
fifteen
calendar
days
after
the
date
the
objection
is
filed,
and
provide
notice
of
the
hearing
to
the
parties.
5.
A
court
shall
waive
any
court
costs
or
filing
fee
for
an
application
to
suspend
support,
or
an
application
to
terminate
the
suspension
of
support,
filed
under
this
section.
The
supreme
court
shall
prescribe
standard
forms
for
persons
to
use
under
this
section,
and
shall
distribute
the
forms
to
the
clerks
of
the
district
court.
6.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
if
a
juvenile
court
order
placing
custody
or
physical
care
of
a
child
is
being
used
as
the
basis
for
an
application
or
an
ex
parte
order
under
this
section,
the
notice
of
change
of
custody
issued
by
the
juvenile
court
pursuant
to
section
232.102,
subsection
11,
or
section
232.104,
subsection
11,
shall
be
disclosed
upon
request
to
child
support
services
without
a
court
order.
Sec.
2.
Section
232.102,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
If,
at
the
dispositional
hearing,
the
court
transfers
the
custody
or
physical
care
of
a
child
to
a
person
who
is
ordered
to
pay
support
for
the
child,
the
Senate
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p.
4
juvenile
court
shall,
upon
request
of
the
person
ordered
to
pay
support,
or
the
person
owed
support,
file
a
notice
of
change
of
custody
so
that
the
payor
may
request
a
suspension
of
support
under
section
598.21H,
in
the
district
court
case
where
support
was
ordered.
a.
The
notice
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
(1)
The
child’s
initials
and
year
of
birth.
The
notice
shall
not
include
the
child’s
full
name.
(2)
A
notice
that,
pursuant
to
a
dispositional
order,
the
court
has
transferred
custody
of
the
child,
including
an
identification
of
from
whom
custody
of
the
child
was
transferred
and
to
whom
custody
of
the
child
was
transferred.
(3)
A
notice
that
the
parties
may
request
a
suspension
of
the
current
child
support
obligation
pursuant
to
section
598.21H.
b.
If
custody
or
physical
care
of
the
child
is
returned
to
the
person
who
was
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
the
child,
the
court
shall
file
a
notice
of
change
of
custody
so
that
the
person
who
was
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
the
child,
or
child
support
services,
may
request
an
end
to
a
suspension
of
support
under
section
598.21H.
Sec.
3.
Section
232.104,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
If,
at
the
permanency
hearing,
the
court
transfers
the
custody
or
physical
care
of
a
child
to
a
person
who
is
ordered
to
pay
support
for
the
child,
the
juvenile
court
shall,
upon
request
of
the
person
ordered
to
pay
support
or
the
person
owed
support,
file
a
notice
of
change
of
custody
so
that
the
payor
may
request
a
suspension
of
support
under
section
598.21H,
in
the
district
court
case
where
support
was
ordered.
a.
The
notice
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
(1)
The
child’s
initials
and
year
of
birth.
The
notice
shall
not
include
the
child’s
full
name.
(2)
A
notice
that,
pursuant
to
a
permanency
order,
the
court
has
transferred
custody
of
the
child,
including
an
identification
of
from
whom
custody
of
the
child
was
transferred
and
to
whom
custody
of
the
child
was
transferred.
(3)
A
notice
that
the
parties
may
request
a
suspension
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of
the
current
child
support
obligation
pursuant
to
section
598.21H.
b.
If
custody
or
physical
care
of
the
child
is
returned
to
the
person
who
was
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
the
child,
the
court
shall
file
a
notice
of
change
of
custody
so
that
the
person
who
was
previously
entitled
to
receive
support
for
the
child,
or
child
support
services,
may
request
an
end
to
a
suspension
of
support
under
section
598.21H.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
542,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor