Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 600B.24 (2026)

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1. If the defendant, after being served with notice as required under section 600B.15, fails to timely respond to the notice, or to appear for blood or genetic tests pursuant to a court or administrative order, or to appear at a scheduled hearing after being provided notice of the hearing, the court shall find the defendant in default and enter a default judgment.

2. Upon a finding of paternity against the defendant, the court shall enter a judgment against the defendant declaring paternity and ordering support of the child. [C51, §855; R60, §1423; C73, §4721; C97, §5635; C24, §12664; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a35; C39, §12667.24; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.24] C93, §600B.24 94 Acts, ch 1171, §44; 97 Acts, ch 175, §207 Referred to in §600B.25 \n

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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: Joseph O. Dier v. Cassandra Jo Peters, 815 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2012).

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Joseph O. Dier v. Cassandra Jo Peters, 815 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 600B.24 (providing that “[u]pon a finding of paternity against the defendant, the court shall enter a judgment against the defendant declaring paternity and ordering support of the child”); see also id.”

Cameron Cook, petitioner-appellant/cross-appellee v. Tuyet Noriega, respondent-appellee/cross-appellant. (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “25(1) provides: Upon a finding of paternity pursuant to section 600B.24, the court shall establish the father’s monthly support payment and the amount of the support debt accrued or accruing pursuant to section 598.”

Alex M. Taylor v. Amanda A. Hergenreter (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Once paternity is established in an action brought under Iowa Code section 600B.24, the court can “order the father to pay amounts the court deems appropriate for the past support and maintenance of the child.”

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