Request to Modify a Child Support Order - Iowa
470-2749 (Rev. 3/01)
Request to Modify a Child Support Order
The Child Support Recovery Unit (CSRU) has three processes available for modifying child support obligations.
These are Review a nd Adjustment, Administrative Modification and Cost-of-Living Alterations. To ask for a
modification complete the attached Request to Modify a Child Support Order form. For additional information
about these processes, see the enclosed Procedures for Modifying Child Support Obligations.
• If you would like a review and adjustment, it must be more than 24 months since your order was entered, child
support was modified, or determined not appropriate for adjustment, whichever occurred last.
• If it has been less than 24 months, you may qualify for an administrative modification.
• You may request a cost-of-living alteration. Both parties must agree and sign in the cost-of-living alteration
box on the last page of this document.
Complete the request form and sign one of the request boxes on the last page of this document. To avoid delays in
processing, sign your request.
Important Information about Modifications
• The person asking for a change may have to pay fees for completing this process.
• If CSRU accepts the request, CSRU sends each parent a financial statement to complete and return with proof of
income. CSRU determines the support amount using Iowa’s support guidelines.
• To verify financial information, CSRU may use the records of various state and federal agencies.
• Child support, dependent health insurance, and uncovered medical expenses will be addressed. The amount of
current support may go up, go down, or stay the same as a result of the modification process. Dependent
health insurance will be added to the order if it is not currently ordered and the custodial parent is receiving
medical support services. If the order is modified, the parent ordered to pay support will also be ordered to pay
a proportionate share of uncovered medical expenses.
• CSRU cannot assist either parent with issues such as custody and visitation rights.
• Orders entered in Iowa or other states may not be under the jurisdiction of the Iowa courts for the purpose of
modification. CSRU may have to forward your request to the child support office of the state that has the
authority to modify your order.
• If CSRU decides an adjustment can be done and no one challenges or asks for a court hearing, CSRU prepares
the order and asks the court to approve it. Once the order is approved and filed with the court, it is final. The
order has the same effect as if there had been a court hearing.
• If you ask to withdraw from the process, you may not be allowed to request another modification for two years.
However, CSRU may be required to co mplete the process or the other party may ask CSRU to continue.
Please return the form and any required documents to your local CSRU. The child support offices are listed on the
last page of the Procedures for Modifying Child Support Obligations. If you have any questions, please call the
Specialized Customer Service Unit at 515-242-5530 (local calls) or 1-888-229-9223 (toll free within United States).
Thank you.
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