Where can families get more information about child support in Iowa?
Child Support Hotline or Child Support Website
100
When children receive medical insurance through the state, the Child Support Recovery Unit collects money from the non-custodial parent to repay these expenses. What is the name of the medical insurance program that serves fmailes who meet income guidelines?
Medicaid
100
Payments made by an absent parent for the support of his or her child is called:
Child Support
100
Name one of the ways support can be modified.
Administratively through review and adjustment, administrative modification or a cost-of-living alteration
200
There are 18 Child Support Offices throughout the state of Iowa. Together they serve all the counties. How many counties are there in Iowa?
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200
When children are in foster care, child support must still be paid by the biological parents. Where does this money go?
The Foster Care Programming Account
200
How many payments does the Collections Services Center process each year?
Over $1 million, Over $2 million, Over $3 million, Over $5 million
Over $3 million
200
A claim upon property to prevent sale or transfer until a debt is satisfied
A liem
300
Name for the parent with physical care and with whom the child lives
Custodial Parent
300
Why does the Child Support Recovery Program need to locate parents?
To establish and enforce support obligations so that children will receive the financial support needed to provide their care.
300
Amount of money to be paid as support by the legally responsible parent and the manner by which it is to be paid
Support Obligation
300
What is the term for legal documentation of fatherhood?
Paternity
400
This is a category of public assistance paid to families with children who are without sufficient income to provide basic needs.
FIP (Family Investment Program)
400
Parents can legally establish the paternity of a child born out of wedlock by signing this form and filing it with the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Paternity Affidavit
400
A legal process when a part (up to 50 percent) of a person's wages are withheld and applies to payment of a child support debt.
Garnishment or Income Withholding Order
400
Name one of the legal actions that can be taken against non-custodial parent who has not paid child support.
license sanction, tax offsets, passport sanction, contempt of court (could lead to jail, fines, wages garnished), federal prosecution
500
What is the name for a parent who does not live with the child, but does have responsibility for paying child support?
Absent Parent
500
When a payor owes three months of delinquent support, the Child Support Recovery Unit of Iowa may notify a licensing agency to stop the issuance or renewal of a payor's professional license, recreational license, driver's license, or motor vehicle registration.
The License Sanction Program
500
What is the term that means unpaid child support payments for past periods owed by a person who is supposed to pay child support?
Arrears
500
The formal document filed in a court; the person initiating the action states the names of the parties, the allegations, and the request for relief sought