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Iowa Code § 252D.31 (2026)

Motion to quash

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An obligor under this chapter may move to quash an income withholding order or a notice of income withholding by filing a motion to quash with the clerk of court.

1. Grounds for contesting a withholding order under this chapter include all of the following: \n Tue Dec 09 22:19:49 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 252D (36, 1) 9 SUPPORT PAYMENTS — INCOME WITHHOLDING, §252D.31\n\n a. A mistake of fact, which for purposes of this chapter means an error in the amount withheld or the amount of the withholding or the identity of the obligor.

b. For immediate withholding only, the conditions for exception to immediate income withholding as defined under section 252D.8 existed at the time of implementation of the withholding.

2. The clerk of the district court shall schedule a hearing on the motion to quash for a time not later than seven days after the filing of the motion to quash and the notice of the motion to quash. The clerk shall mail to the parties copies of the motion to quash, the notice of the motion to quash, and the order scheduling the hearing.

3. The payor shall withhold and transmit the amount specified in the order or notice of the order of income withholding to the clerk of the district court or the collection services center or a comparable government entity in another state as provided in chapter 252K, as appropriate, until the notice that a motion to quash has been granted is received. 97 Acts, ch 175, §68; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §99 Referred to in §252E.6A\n\nTue Dec 09 22:19:49 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 252D (36, 1) \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2015 · leading case: State of Iowa Ex Rel. Anne Benson, N/K/A Anne Schwilling, plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant v. Donald Jager Jr., Assigned to Dustin Reid Jager & Nathan Alan Jager, defendants-appellants/cross-appellees. (Iowa Ct. App. 2015).

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State of Iowa Ex Rel. Anne Benson, N/K/A Anne Schwilling, plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant v. Donald Jager Jr., Assigned to Dustin Reid Jager & Nathan Alan Jager, defendants-appellants/cross-appellees. (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “] § 252D.31. Upon application, a hearing shall be held to determine the reasonably expected annual earnings of the judgment debtor, the amount of disposable earnings exempt from execution, and whether the interests of justice require a greater exemption than allowed by [Iowa…”

State ex rel. Benson v. Jager, 865 N.W.2d 608 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “] § 252D.31. Upon application, a hearing shall be held to determine the reasonably expected annual earnings of the judgment debtor, the amount of disposable earnings exempt from execution, and whether the interests of justice require a greater exemption than allowed by [Iowa…”

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