Iowa Enemies
The Attorney General's Office handles child support enforcement litigation and the Department of Human Services operates the Child Support Specialized Customer Service Unit and the Division of Child Support, Case Management, & Refugees Services.
Article I Section 1 of the Iowa Constitution declares inalienable rights of men and women, including the right to acquire, possess, and protect property.
Article I Section 6 of the Iowa Constitution declares that laws of a general nature shall have uniform application.
Article I Section 9 of the Iowa Constitution includes the state Due Process Clause.
Article I Section 17 of the Iowa Constitution prohibits excessive fines and bails and cruel and unusual punishments.
Article I Section 19 of the Iowa Constitution prohibits imprisonment for debt except in cases of fraud. I guess child support is a fraud.
Article I Section 23 of the Iowa Constitution prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude.
State ex rel Bissell v. Devore, (Iowa 1938) 281 N.W. 740 was a paternity action wherein the father was ordered imprisoned until he could give security to perform support. The Supreme Court of Iowa found that this was imprisonment for debt because a penniless man cannot give security and he cannot earn money to pay child support while in jail.
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