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Iowa's Statute of Limitations on Back Child Support Payments (Arrears) Iowa has no statute of limitations regarding child support enforcement on orders after 7/1/1997. For orders prior to 7/1/1997 it is 20 years from date of each child support installment.

There is no set age for when a judge will take a child's preference into account. If a child is exceptionally young or if they seem to have been swayed by a parent or relative, their preference will not be considered.

The incomes of both parents determine the amount of child support in Iowa. Judges use a chart called the Iowa Schedule of Basic Support Obligations (Schedule) to figure the support amount. Judges will order child support to be paid by the person not receiving physical custody of the children.

In either instance you must file a specific request with the court. Forms and instructions for obtaining a modification of child support are available on the Iowa Judicial Branch website at: , then click on >Child Support and >Modifications.

To end support, parents must first ask us to suspend it. For the majority of the cases, parents must agree in writing to end support by asking for Suspension. Their request must be to end support for one or more of the children covered by the order. Suspension does not change the amount of past due support.

Iowa Child Support will only do a Review and Adjustment if the current order ends more than 12 months from the date the request for review is received and if it has been at least two years since the last time the amount of child support was changed. Either parent can request the Review. Administrative Modification.