IA · rules
Iowa Ct. R. 9.4
Guidelines — rebuttable presumption
In ordering child support, the court should
determine the amount of support specified by the guidelines. There is a rebuttable presumption
that the amount of child support which would result from the application of the guidelines
prescribed by the supreme court is the correct amount of child support to be awarded. That
amount may be adjusted upward or downward, however, if the court finds such adjustment
necessary to provide for the needs of the children or to do justice between the parties under
the special circumstances of the case. The appropriate amount of child support is zero if the
noncustodial parent’s only income is from Supplemental Security Income (SSI) paid pursuant to
42 U.S.C. §1381a.
History
[Court Order November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; March 9, 2009, effective July 1, 2009; September 3, 2021, effective January 1, 2022; September 29, 2025, effective January 1, 2026]
Provenance
- Source
- www.legis.iowa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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