Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 252D.18C (2026)

Withholding from lump sum payments

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Child support services or the district court may enter an ex parte order for income withholding when the obligor is paid by a lump sum income source. When a sole payment is made or payment occurs at two-month or greater intervals, the withholding order may include all current and delinquent support due through the current month, but shall not exceed the amounts specified in 15 U.S.C. §1673(b). 93 Acts, ch 78, §16; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §890 Referred to in §252D.16

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2000 · leading case: In Re the Marriage of Ballstaedt, 606 N.W.2d 345 (Iowa 2000).

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In Re the Marriage of Ballstaedt, 606 N.W.2d 345 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 2× “A sole payment or lump sum as provided in section 252D.18C. c. Irregular income as defined in section 252D.”

In Re the Marriage of Carr, 591 N.W.2d 627 (Iowa 1999). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 252D.18C (authorizing the CSRU to “enter an ex parte order for income withholding when the obligor is paid by a lump sum income source” but limiting what can be collected to the amounts specified in 15 U.”

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