Rule 9.7 - Qualified additional dependent deductionTo establish a qualified additional dependent deduction, the requesting parent must demonstrate a legal obligation to the child(ren) under Iowa Code section 252A.3. Ways to demonstrate a legal obligation to the child(ren) include:
(1) By order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by administrative order when authorized by state law.(2) By the statement of the person admitting paternity in court and upon concurrence of the mother. If the mother was married, at the time of conception, birth, or at any time during the period between conception and birth of the child, to an individual other than the person admitting paternity, the individual to whom the mother was married at the time of conception, birth, or at any time during the period between conception and birth, must deny paternity in order to establish the paternity of the person admitting paternity upon the sole basis of the admission.(3) By the filing and registration by the state registrar of an affidavit of paternity executed on or after July 1, 1993, as provided in Iowa Code section 252A.3A, provided that the mother of the child was unmarried at the time of conception, birth, and at any time during the period between conception and birth of the child, or if the mother was married at the time of conception, birth, or at any time during the period between conception and birth of the child, a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the individual to whom the mother was married at the time is not the father of the child.(4) By a child born during the marriage unless the paternity has been determined otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.Court Order November 9, 2001, effective 2/15/2002; 9/23/2004, effective 11/1/2004; 3/9/2009, effective 7/1/2009; 5/9/2013, effective 7/1/2013.