252F.5 - CERTIFICATION TO DISTRICT COURT.
252F.5 CERTIFICATION TO DISTRICT COURT.
1. Actions initiated under this chapter are not subject to
contested case proceedings or further review pursuant to chapter 17A.
2. An action under this chapter may be certified to the district
court if a party timely contests paternity establishment or paternity
test results, or if a party requests a court hearing on the issues of
child or medical support, or both, or upon the initiation of the unit
as provided in this chapter. Review by the district court shall be
an original hearing before the court.
3. In any action brought under this chapter, the action shall not
be certified to the district court in a contested paternity action
unless all of the following have occurred:
a. Paternity testing has been completed.
b. The results of the paternity test have been issued to all
parties.
c. A timely written objection to paternity establishment or
paternity test results has been received from a party, or a timely
written request for a court hearing on the issue of support has been
received from a party by the unit, or the unit has requested a court
hearing on the unit's own initiative.
4. A matter shall be certified to the district court in the
county in which the notice was filed pursuant to section 252F.3,
subsection 3.
5. The court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the
parties of the time of and place for hearing.
6. If the court determines that the putative father is the legal
father, the court shall establish the amount of the accrued and
accruing child support pursuant to the guidelines established under
section 598.21B, and shall establish medical support pursuant to
chapter 252E.
7. If the putative father or another party contesting paternity
fails to appear at the hearing, upon a showing that proper notice has
been provided to the party, the court shall find the party in default
and enter an appropriate order establishing paternity and support.
Section History: Recent Form
93 Acts, ch 79, §18; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §34; 97 Acts, ch 175, § 86;
2005 Acts, ch 69, §19; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §177, 178, 187; 2008 Acts,
ch 1019, §18, 20
Referred to in § 252F.3 Footnotes
For transition provisions applicable to existing child support
recovery unit rules, procedures, definitions, and requirements, and
for nullification of 441 IAC rule 98.3, see 2007 Acts, ch 218, §186