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Iowa Code § 252C.5 (2026)

Filing and docketing of financial responsibility order — order effective as district court decree

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1. A true copy of any order entered by the department pursuant to this chapter, along with a true copy of the return of service, if applicable, may be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court in the manner established pursuant to section 252C.4, subsection 1.

2. The department’s order shall be presented, ex parte, to the district court for review and approval. Unless defects appear on the face of the order or on the attachments, the district court shall approve the order. The approved order shall have all the force, effect, and attributes of a docketed order or decree of the district court.

3. Upon filing, the clerk shall enter the order in the judgment docket.

4. If the responsible party appeals the order approved by the court under this section, and the court on appeal establishes an amount of support which is less than the amount of support established under the approved order, the court, in the order issued on appeal, shall reconcile the amounts due and shall provide that any amount which represents the unpaid\n\nTue Dec 09 22:19:48 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 252C (24, 0) 5 CHILD SUPPORT DEBTS — ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, §252C.12\n\ndifference between the amount under the approved order and the amount under the order of the court on appeal is satisfied. 84 Acts, ch 1278, §5; 89 Acts, ch 179, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1195, §504; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §23; 97 Acts, ch 175, §54; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §876 Referred to in §252C.3 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–1996 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Allee v. Gocha, 555 N.W.2d 683 (Iowa 1996).
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State Ex Rel. Allee v. Gocha, 555 N.W.2d 683 (Iowa 1996). “Iowa Code § 252C.5(2). The district court refused to sign the order, troubled by the evident statutory imperative of approval in the absence of defects appearing on its face or supporting documents.”
Hundt v. Iowa Dep't of Human Servs., 545 N.W.2d 306 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 252C.5. Unless defects appear on the face or on the attachments, the district court must approve the order, and it has the same effect as any other court decree.”
— Iowa Code § 252C.5(1) — 1 case
Hundt v. Iowa Dep't of Human Servs., 545 N.W.2d 306 (Iowa 1996). “Iowa Code § 252C.5. Unless defects appear on the face or on the attachments, the district court must approve the order, and it has the same effect as any other court decree.”
— Iowa Code § 252C.5(2) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Allee v. Gocha, 555 N.W.2d 683 (Iowa 1996). “Iowa Code § 252C.5(2). The district court refused to sign the order, troubled by the evident statutory imperative of approval in the absence of defects appearing on its face or supporting documents.”
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