House File 2528 HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2295) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to consideration of a juvenile court order by the 2 district court in a custody proceeding. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5260HV 80 5 jm/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 232.4, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 232.4 JURISDICTION == SUPPORT OBLIGATION. 1 4 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 1 5 and for the purposes of establishing a parental liability 1 6 obligation for a child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile 1 7 court, a support obligation shall be established pursuant to 1 8 section 234.39. 1 9 2. Notwithstanding any provision of the Code to the 1 10 contrary, if a support order has been entered under chapter 1 11 234, 252A, 252C, 252F, 598, or 600B, or any other chapter of 1 12 the Code, and the juvenile court removes a child from the 1 13 custody of the custodial parent, the juvenile court may 1 14 suspend any support payments ordered paid to the custodial 1 15 parent for the time period that the child is not in the 1 16 custody of the custodial parent. 1 17 Sec. 2. Section 598.21, subsection 8, Code Supplement 1 18 2003, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 19 NEW PARAGRAPH. jj. Entry of a dispositional order in 1 20 juvenile court pursuant to chapter 232 placing custody or 1 21 physical care of a child with a party who is obligated to pay 1 22 support for a child. 1 23 EXPLANATION 1 24 This bill relates to juvenile court jurisdiction over child 1 25 support orders. 1 26 If a child support order has been entered pursuant to Code 1 27 chapter 252A, 252C, 252F, 598, or 600B, the bill provides that 1 28 the juvenile court may suspend support payments to be paid 1 29 pursuant to such an order if the juvenile court removes the 1 30 child from the custody of the custodial parent. 1 31 The bill allows the district court to consider a juvenile 1 32 court custody order pursuant to Code chapter 232 when 1 33 modifying custody or support orders pursuant to Code chapter 1 34 598. 1 35 LSB 5260HV 80 2 1 jm/sh/8