Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 252D.16A (2026)

Income withholding order — child support services

✓ current as of July 2026

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If support payments are ordered under this chapter, chapter 232, 234, 252A, 252C, 252E, 252F, 252H, 598, 600B, or any other applicable chapter, or under a comparable statute of

Tue Dec 09 22:19:49 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 252D (36, 1) §252D.16A, SUPPORT PAYMENTS — INCOME WITHHOLDING 4\n\nanother state or foreign country, and if income withholding relative to such support payments is allowed under this chapter, child support services may enter an ex parte order notifying the person whose income is to be withheld of the procedure to file a motion to quash the order for income withholding, and ordering the withholding of sums to be deducted from the delinquent person’s income as defined in section 252D.16 sufficient to pay the support obligation and requiring the payment of such sums to the collection services center or, as appropriate, a comparable government entity in another state as provided in chapter 252K. Child support services shall include the amount of any delinquency and the amount to be withheld in the notice provided to the obligor pursuant to section 252D.17A. Notice of income withholding shall be provided to the obligor and to the payor of income pursuant to sections 252D.17 and 252D.17A. 2006 Acts, ch 1119, §3, 11; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §94; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §883

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: In Re the Marriage of Eklofe, 586 N.W.2d 357 (Iowa 1998).

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In Re the Marriage of Eklofe, 586 N.W.2d 357 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 6× “It provides: The personal earnings of the debtor are not exempt from an order, judgment, or decree for the support, as defined in section 252D.16A, of a child, nor from an installment of an order, judgment, or decree for the support of a child.”

In re the Marriage of Routt (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Meanwhile, the CSRU entered an order for income withholding against Ricky under Iowa Code section 252D.16A (2021). The CSRU records showed that Ricky owed $28,130.”

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