1. 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 598.21B. The support obligation shall include support of the child between
the ages of eighteen and nineteen years if the child is engaged full-time in completing high
school graduation or equivalency requirements in a manner which is reasonably expected
to result in completion of the requirements prior to the person reaching nineteen years of
age. The court may order the father to pay amounts the court deems appropriate for the
past support and maintenance of the child and for the reasonable and necessary expenses
incurred by or for the mother in connection with prenatal care, the birth of the child, and
postnatal care of the child and the mother, and other medical support as defined in section
252E.1. The court may award the prevailing party the reasonable costs of suit, including but
not limited to reasonable attorney fees.
2. A copy of a bill for the costs of prenatal care or the birth of the child shall be admitted
as evidence, without requiring third-party foundation testimony, and shall constitute prima
facie evidence of amounts incurred.
[C51, §855; R60, §1423; C73, §4721; C97, §5635; C24, §12664; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a36; C39,
§12667.25; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.25]
85 Acts, ch 100, §10; 87 Acts, ch 98, §2; 89 Acts, ch 166, §7; 90 Acts, ch 1224, §49
C93, §600B.25
97 Acts, ch 175, §208; 2005 Acts, ch 69, §56
Referred to in §600B.38
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
23
cases (
7 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case:
Markey v. Carney, 705 N.W.2d 13 (Iowa 2005).
Markey v. Carney, 705 N.W.2d 13 (Iowa 2005).
· cites it 7× “A rebuttable presumption exists that the guidelines determine the correct amount of the monthly support obligation.”
Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., 879 N.W.2d 155 (Iowa 2016).
· cites it 2× “§ 600B.25 (allowing court to award prevailing party in a paternity suit “the reasonable costs of suit, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees”); id.”
Schuler v. Rodberg, 516 N.W.2d 902 (Iowa 1994).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code section 600B.25 establishes paternity obligations by referring specifically to section 598.”
Consuela M. Brown v. Steven L. Roquet (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
· cites it 8× “2d at 24 ; see also Iowa Code § 600B.25 (2016). Instead, the “court may order the father to pay amounts the court deems appropriate for the past support and maintenance of the child.”
Brian McKnight v. Kayla Anderson (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
· cites it 7× “The Iowa Code lists a number of factors courts consider to determine whether there has been a substantial change in circumstances and indicates that it does exist “when the court order for child support varies by ten percent or more from the amount which would be due pursuant to…”
Benjamin Moody v. Brooke Trimble (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 7× ““The purpose of the guidelines is to provide for the best interests of the 2We recognize Iowa Code section 600B.25 (2019) provides that “the court shall establish the father’s monthly support payment and the amount .”
Karlee Kay Hines v. Carlos Newborn (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code section 600B.25(1) (2016) states a “court may order the father to pay amounts the court deems appropriate for the past support and maintenance of the child.”
Upon the Petition of Latravius Fenn, & Concerning Kimberly Baldwin (Iowa Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 600B.25. Before the district court, while Kimberly did not prevail on the issue of whether the parties’ oldest child should be placed in her physical care, the court placed physical care of the twins with her, albeit with the understanding the 12 children would…”
— Iowa Code § 600B.25(1) — 15 cases
Markey v. Carney, 705 N.W.2d 13 (Iowa 2005).
“A rebuttable presumption exists that the guidelines determine the correct amount of the monthly support obligation.”
Consuela M. Brown v. Steven L. Roquet (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
“2d at 24 ; see also Iowa Code § 600B.25 (2016). Instead, the “court may order the father to pay amounts the court deems appropriate for the past support and maintenance of the child.”
Brian McKnight v. Kayla Anderson (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
“The Iowa Code lists a number of factors courts consider to determine whether there has been a substantial change in circumstances and indicates that it does exist “when the court order for child support varies by ten percent or more from the amount which would be due pursuant to…”
Karlee Kay Hines v. Carlos Newborn (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
“Iowa Code section 600B.25(1) (2016) states a “court may order the father to pay amounts the court deems appropriate for the past support and maintenance of the child.”
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