House
File
709
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
709
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
582)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
suspension
of
a
child
support
order
1
relative
to
child
in
need
of
assistance
proceedings.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
232.108A
Suspension
of
child
1
support
order
——
child
in
need
of
assistance
proceedings.
2
If,
at
any
time
during
the
judicial
proceedings
following
3
the
filing
of
a
petition
pursuant
to
section
232.87,
the
4
custody
or
physical
care
of
a
child
is
granted
to
a
party
who
is
5
obligated
to
pay
support
for
the
child
under
an
existing
child
6
support
order
entered
under
chapter
234,
252A,
252C,
252F,
7
598,
or
600B,
or
any
other
chapter,
the
juvenile
court
shall
8
issue
a
notice
to
the
appropriate
district
court
requesting
9
suspension
of
any
existing
child
support
obligation
for
the
10
party
relating
to
the
child.
Upon
receipt
by
the
district
11
court
of
the
notice
and
documentation
that
established
any
12
such
existing
child
support
obligation,
the
district
court
13
shall
suspend
the
support
obligation
of
the
party.
If,
14
pursuant
to
an
order
issued
by
the
juvenile
court,
the
child
15
is
subsequently
returned
to
the
child’s
home,
the
district
16
court
shall
reinstate
the
support
obligation
of
the
party
17
obligated
to
pay
support
for
the
child
prior
to
the
suspension
18
as
specified
in
this
section.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
requires
that
if,
at
any
time
during
the
judicial
23
proceedings
following
the
filing
of
a
petition
to
determine
24
if
a
child
is
a
child
in
need
of
assistance,
the
custody
25
or
physical
care
of
a
child
is
granted
to
a
party
who
is
26
obligated
to
pay
support
for
the
child
under
an
existing
child
27
support
order,
the
juvenile
court
shall
issue
a
notice
to
28
the
appropriate
district
court
requesting
suspension
of
any
29
existing
child
support
obligation
for
the
party
relating
to
the
30
child.
Upon
receipt
by
the
district
court
of
the
notice
and
31
documentation
that
established
any
such
existing
child
support
32
obligation,
the
district
court
shall
suspend
the
support
33
obligation
of
the
party.
If,
pursuant
to
an
order
issued
by
34
the
juvenile
court,
the
child
is
subsequently
returned
to
the
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child’s
home,
the
district
court
shall
reinstate
the
support
1
obligation
of
the
party
obligated
to
pay
support
for
the
child
2
prior
to
the
suspension.
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