This committee was appointed as required by the Federal Family Support Act of 1998 that requires every four years each state must review its child support guidelines to ensure that their application results in the determination of appropriate child support award amounts. The committee shall complete its work and submit a final report to the court by December 10, 2012.

Committee members:

Honorable Anuradha Vaitheswaran, Iowa Court of Appeals, Co-Chair
Steven H. Lytle, Attorney, Des Moines, Co-Chair
Honorable Thomas A. Bitter, First Judicial District, Dubuque
Honorable Susan Christensen, Fourth Judicial District, Harlan
Honorable Eliza Ovrom, Fifth Judicial Disrict, Des Moines
DeShawne Bird-Sell, Attorney, Glenwood
Eric Borseth, Attorney, Altoona
Jill M. Davis, Attorney, Spencer
Patricia R. Hemphill, Assistant Attorney General, Des Moines
Kevin E. Kaufman, Assistant Attorney General, Davenport
Chad A. Kepros, Attorney, Iowa City
Thomas W. Langlas, Attorney, Waterloo
Evelyn Ocheltree, Attorney, Legal Aid, Mason City
Dennis R. Ringgenberg, Attorney, Sioux City
Marlis J. Robberts, Attorney, Burlington