252A.5 - WHEN PROCEEDING MAY BE MAINTAINED.
252A.5 WHEN PROCEEDING MAY BE MAINTAINED.
Unless prohibited pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1738B, a proceeding to
compel support of a dependent may be maintained under this chapter in
any of the following cases:
1. Where the petitioner and the respondent are residents of or
domiciled or found in this state or where this state may exercise
personal jurisdiction over a nonresident respondent under section
252K.201.
2. Whenever the state or a political subdivision thereof
furnishes support to a dependent, it has the same right through
proceedings instituted by the petitioner's representative to invoke
the provisions hereof as the dependent to whom the support was
furnished, for the purpose of securing reimbursement of expenditures
so made and of obtaining continuing support; the petition in such
case may be verified by any official having knowledge of such
expenditures without further verification of any person and consent
of the dependent shall not be required in order to institute
proceedings under this chapter. The child support recovery unit may
bring the action based upon a statement of a witness, regardless of
age, with knowledge of the circumstances, including, but not limited
to, statements by the mother of the dependent or a relative of the
mother or the putative father.
3. If the child support recovery unit is providing services, the
unit has the same right to invoke the provisions of this section as
the dependent for which support is owed for the purpose of securing
support. The petition in such case may be verified by any official
having knowledge of the request for services by the unit, without
further verification by any other person, and consent of the
dependent shall not be required in order to institute proceedings
under this chapter. The child support recovery unit may bring the
action based upon the statement of a witness, regardless of age, with
knowledge of the circumstances, including, but not limited to,
statements by the mother of the dependent or a relative of the mother
or the putative father. Section History: Early Form
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 252A.5] Section History: Recent Form
96 Acts, ch 1141, §18; 97 Acts, ch 175, § 12; 2003 Acts, ch 62, §6