249B.4 - CERTIFICATION TO COURT -- HEARING -- DEFAULT.

        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