CHILD SUPPORT

AS OF: 07/01/2009 07:04

0700                 CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM OVERVIEW.. 8

0700.10             FEDERAL LEGISLATION.. 8

0700.10.05          Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981. 9

0700.10.10          Child Support Enforcement Amendments 1984. 10

0700.10.15          Family Support Act of 1988. 11

0700.10.20          PRWORA of 1996. 11

0700.15             PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.. 12

0700.15.05          Federal Oversight 12

0700.15.10          State Administration. 13

0700.20             CONFIDENTIALITY.. 14

0700.20.15          Confidentiality of Paternity Establishment 14

0702                 TYPES OF CHILD SUPPORT CASES. 15

0702.05             FIP CHILD SUPPORT CASES. 15

0702.10             NA CHILD SUPPORT CASES. 16

0702.10.05          NA Cases Without Prior AFDC/FIP. 16

0702.10.10          NA Cases With Prior AFDC/FIP. 16

0702.15             FOSTER CARE CHILD SUPPORT CASES. 17

0702.20             MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CHILD SUPPORT CASES. 17

0702.25             INTERSTATE CHILD SUPPORT CASES. 18

0704                 CSE/FIP CASE PROCESSING.. 18

0704.05             FIP AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 18

0704.10             OCSS Agency Responsibilities. 19

0704.15             ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT RIGHTS. 20

0704.20             MONEY COVERED BY THE ASSIGNMENT. 21

0704.20.05          Unassigned Money. 22

0704.25             CUSTODIAL PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 22

0704.25.02          Good  Faith Effort Required. 23

0704.25.03          Requirement of Continued Cooperation. 24

0704.25.05          Non-Cooperation. 25

0704.25.10          Good Cause. 26

0704.25.15          Domestic Violence and Child Support 27

0704.30             COMMUNICATIONS WITH FIP STAFF. 29

0706                 CSE/NA CASE PROCESSING.. 30

0706.05             SERVICES PROVIDED.. 30

0706.10             NA APPLICATION PROCEDURES. 31

0706.10.05          NA Application Interview.. 31

0706.15             CUSTODIAL PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 32

0706.20             NA TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES. 32

0706.25             PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO NA.. 32

0706.30             Mandatory $25 Fee. 33

0708                 RICSS/FOSTER CARE CASE PROCESSING.. 33

0708.05             FOSTER CARE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 33

0708.10             CSE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 33

0708.15             ASSIGNMENT AND REFERRAL. 33

0708.20             MONEY COVERED BY THE ASSIGNMENT. 34

0708.25             COMMUNICATIONS WITH FOSTER CARE STAFF. 34

0710                 RICSS/MAO CASE PROCESSING.. 34

0710.05             MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 34

0710.10             CSE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 35

0710.15             ASSIGNMENT AND REFERRAL. 36

0710.20             CUSTODIAL PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 36

0710.25             COMMUNICATIONS WITH MA STAFF. 36

0712                 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 36

0712.05             COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT DEFINED.. 36

0712.10             OCSS AGENCY/FAMILY COURT RELATIONSHIP. 37

0712.10.05          DHS Responsibilities. 37

0712.10.10          Family Court Responsibilities. 37

0712.15             COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH DCYF. 38

0712.15.05          DCYF Responsibilities. 38

0712.15.10          OCSS Responsibilities. 39

0712.20             COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH DLT. 40

0714                 CASE MANAGEMENT. 40

0714.05             CASE INITIATION.. 40

0714.05.05          Initiating FIP Cases. 41

0714.05.10          Initiating NA, MAO, Foster Care Cases. 42

0714.05.15          Follow Up to Initial Review.. 43

0714.05.20          Determining the Next Action. 44

0714.10             INITIAL VERIFICATION OF ARREARS. 44

0714.15             FIP TO NA OPENINGS. 45

0714.20             ADDING A CHILD TO A CASE. 45

0714.25             EMANCIPATION.. 45

0714.30             CASE ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITIZATION.. 46

0714.35             CASE CLOSURES. 46

0714.35.05          Closing Criteria Requiring 60 Day Notice. 47

0714.35.10          Closings Without Prior Notice. 48

0716                 ABSENT PARENT LOCATION.. 49

0716.05             LOCATION STANDARDS. 49

0716.05.05          Continued Location Efforts. 50

0716.10             Non-Custodial Parent Social Security Numbers. 50

0716.20             ACCESS TO INFORMATION.. 50

0716.20.05          Credit Bureau Inquiries. 52

0716.20.15          Division of Motor Vehicles. 53

0716.20.20          Department of Labor and Training. 53

0716.20.22          Requests for Information from Employers. 53

0716.20.25          U.S. Postal Service. 54

0716.20.30          Police or Criminal Records. 54

0716.20.35          Office of Vital Records. 54

0716.20.40          U.S. Armed Forces. 54

0716.20.45          Federal Parent Locator Service. 55

0716.20.45.05       Restrictions. 55

0716.20.45.10       Requirements. 55

0716.20.45.15       Submitting Requests. 56

0716.20.50          State Parent Locator Service. 56

0716.20.55          Directories. 57

0716.20.60          Friends and Relatives. 57

0716.20.65          Division of Taxation. 57

0716.20.70          Project 419. 57

0716.20.75          Parental Kidnaping. 58

0718                 PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT. 58

0718.05             LEGAL BASIS. 58

0718.10             PATERNITY TIME FRAMES. 59

0718.15             PATERNITY PROCESSING.. 59

0718.15.05          Paternity Allegations. 60

0718.15.10          Presumptions of Legal Paternity. 60

0718.15.10.05       Presumption Determined. 62

0718.15.15          Verifying Location. 62

0718.15.20          Putative Father Receiving Benefits. 63

0718.20             COMPLAINT FOR PATERNITY.. 63

0718.20.05          Serving the Complaint for Paternity. 63

0718.25             INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO PUTATIVE FATHER.. 64

0718.25.05          Serving the Putative Father 64

0718.30             PUTATIVE FATHER'S RESPONSE. 64

0718.30.05          Putative Father Admits Paternity. 64

0718.30.05.05       Post Hearing Activities. 65

0718.30.10          Putative Father Denies Paternity. 65

0718.30.10.05       Genetic Tests. 66

0718.30.10.15       Scheduling DNA Test 67

0718.30.10.20       Request for Admissions. 68

0718.30.10.20.05    Discovery. 69

0718.30.10.25       DNA Test Reveals Putative Father Excluded. 70

0718.30.15          Putative Father Fails to Respond. 71

0718.30.20          Putative Father Cannot be Served. 71

0718.35             ESTABLISH PATERNITY WITHOUT COOPERATION.. 72

0718.40             SPECIAL PATERNITY ISSUES. 72

0718.40.05          Loco Parentis Cases. 72

0718.40.10          Putative Father Seeks Establishment 72

0718.40.10.05       Custodial Father Seeks Establishment 73

0718.40.10.10       Non-Custodial Father Seeks Establishment 75

0718.40.10.15       Voluntary Acknowledgment Court Practice. 75

0718.40.10.20       Voluntary Acknowledgment  - Hospital Program.. 76

0718.45             LIMITATION ON RECOVERY FROM THE FATHER.. 77

0718.50             LIMITATIONS OF RECOVERY FROM FATHER'S ESTATE. 77

0718.55             STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 77

0718.60             JURISDICTION AND REMEDIES. 77

0718.62             JURISDICTION OF R.I. COURTS. 78

0718.64             CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE. 78

0718.66             TRIAL BY COURT. 78

0718.68             VENUE. 79

0718.70             TIME OF TRIAL. 79

0718.72             EVIDENCE RELATING TO PATERNITY.. 79

0718.74             CIVIL ACTION.. 79

0718.76             HEARINGS AND RECORDS-CONFIDENTIALITY.. 80

0718.78             JUDGEMENTS. 80

0718.78.05          Default Judgements. 81

0718.80             JUDGEMENTS-ENFORCEMENT. 81

0718.82             BOND TO SECURE PAYMENT OF JUDGEMENT. 81

0718.84             FALSE DECLARATION OF IDENTITY.. 82

0718.86             APPEALS. 82

0718.88             COSTS. 82

0718.90             ACTION TO DECLARE MOTHER AND CHILD RELATION.. 82

0719                 FATHERHOOD INITIATIVES. 82

0719.05             Job Training and Placement 82

0719.05             CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM PURPOSE. 83

0719.10             Motion to Modify. 83

0719.15             Voluntary Acknowledgement Program.. 83

0719.20             Incarcerated Parent's Program.. 84

0719.25             The "Papa" Curriculum.. 85

0720                 SUPPORT ORDER ESTABLISHMENT. 85

0720.05             ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT RIGHTS. 85

0720.10             PAYMENT OF SUPPORT TO CUSTODIAL AGENCY.. 85

0720.15             NAME CHILDREN RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. 86

0720.20             OCSS As Legal Representative. 86

0720.25             SEVERABILITY.. 87

0720.30             CHILD SUPPORT. 87

0720.35             RECONSIDERATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS. 88

0720.40             SET SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CHILDREN.. 89

0720.45             ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS. 89

0720.50             CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES. 90

0720.55             MEDICAL SUPPORT. 90

0720.55.05          Employer Medical Notices. 91

0720.60             ESTABLISHING THE ORDER.. 92

0720.60.05          Complaint for Support 93

0720.60.10          The Absent Parent is Successfully Served. 93

0720.60.15          Non-Custodial Parent Cannot Be Served. 94

0720.60.20          Motion for Support 94

0720.65             ESTABLISHMENT HEARING.. 94

0720.70             Wage Withholding. 95

0720.75             Direct Deposit Payments. 95

0722                 CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES. 96

0722.05             CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS. 96

0722.05.05          Initiating Enforcement 97

0722.10             Administrative Income Withholding. 97

0722.10.05          Remedies Additional 98

0722.10.10          Income Withholding Agency. 98

0722.10.15          Withholding as an Enforcement Remedy. 98

0722.10.20          Direct Wage Withholding. 98

0722.10.25          Severability of Provisions. 99

0722.10.30          Withholding Amounts. 99

0722.10.50          Employment Changes. 100

0722.10.55          Contesting the Income Withholding. 100

0722.10.55.05       Non-Custodial Parent Protest is Received. 100

0722.10.60          Termination of an Income Withholding. 101

0722.15             CONTEMPT PROCESSING.. 101

0722.15.10.05       Employer Fails to Submit Payment 102

0722.15.10.10       Employment Changes. 102

0722.15.10.15       Termination of an Income Withholding. 103

0722.15.15          Administrative Liens. 103

0722.15.15.05       Notice of Intent to Lien. 103

0722.15.15.10       Notice of Intent to Lien to Obligor 104

0722.15.15.15       Notice of Intent to Lien to Non-Obligor 104

0722.15.15.20       Perfecting of Administrative Liens. 104

0722.15.17          Levy of Personal Property. 106

0722.15.18          Lien Foreclosure - Real Property. 107

0722.15.19          Court-Ordered Liens. 107

0722.15.19.05       Filing of Court-Ordered Lien. 108

0722.15.20          Medical Enforcement 108

0722.15.25          Posting Security, Bond, or Guarantee. 109

0722.15.25.05       Secure Payment of Overdue Support 109

0722.20             FEDERAL AND STATE TAX REFUND OFFSETS. 110

0722.20.05          Child Support-Income Tax Refund Offset 111

0722.20.10          Purpose of Chapter 30.1. 111

0722.20.15          Collections of Debts by Setoff 112

0722.20.20          Setoff and Notification of Debtor 112

0722.20.25          Confidentiality Exemption-Nondisclosure. 113

0722.20.30          Severability of Provisions. 113

0722.20.35          Criteria for Submittal 114

0722.20.35.05       FIP and Foster Care Cases. 114

0722.20.35.10       Non-Assistance (NA) and MAO Cases. 115

0722.20.40          Notification of OCSE. 116

0722.20.45          Pre-Offset Notices. 116

0722.20.50          Non-Custodial Parent Responds to Pre-Offset 117

0722.20.50.05       Non-Custodial Parent Satisfies Arrearage. 117

0722.20.50.10       Non-Custodial Parent Contests Offset 118

0722.20.55          Administrative Hearing Scheduled. 118

0722.20.55.05       The Administrative Hearing. 119

0722.20.55.10       Hearing Decision Results in Adjustment 119

0722.20.60          Monthly Certification File. 119

0722.20.65          Notification to the Division of Taxation. 119

0722.20.70          Complaints Regarding Joint Returns. 119

0722.20.75          Post Intercept Notices. 120

0722.20.80          Distribution. 120

0722.20.85          Fees. 120

0722.25             UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION INTERCEPTS. 121

0722.25.05          Legal Basis. 121

0722.25.10          Verifying Unemployment Benefits. 121

0722.30             CREDIT BUREAU REPORTING.. 121

0722.30.05          Credit Bureau Defined. 122

0722.30.10          Credit Rating. 122

0722.30.15          Report a Non-Custodial Parent Name. 122

0722.35             IRS FULL COLLECTION.. 123

0722.35.05          Criteria. 123

0722.35.10          Information Required for IRS Full Collection. 124

0722.35.15          Processing the Request 125

0722.35.20          Updating Information. 125

0722.40             PETITION FOR REGISTRATION.. 125

0722.45             SPOUSAL SUPPORT ISSUES. 126

0722.50             LICENSE SUSPENSION.. 127

0722.50.05          Notice of Intent to Certify. 128

0722.50.05.05       Family Court Compliance Hearing. 129

0722.50.05.10       Certification of Noncompliance. 130

0722.50.10          Reporting Requirements of Licensing Boards. 131

0722.60             INTERCEPTION OF INSURANCE PAYMENTS. 131

0722.70             OFFSET OF STATE LOTTERY PRIZES. 132

0722.80             MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE/REGISTRATION ACTION.. 133

0724                 INTERSTATE CHILD SUPPORT CASES. 133

0724.05             INTERSTATE DEFINED.. 133

0724.10             AUTHORITY.. 134

0724.15             THE RICSS INTERSTATE UNIT. 135

0724.20             RHODE ISLAND AS THE INITIATING STATE. 136

0724.20.05          FIP Interstate Cases. 136

0724.20.10          Non-Assistance, MAO and FC Interstate Cases. 136

0724.20.15          Petition or Complaint for Support 137

0724.20.25          Petition or Complaint for a Minor 137

0724.20.30          Duty of Initiating Court 137

0724.20.35          Costs and Fees. 137

0724.20.45          OCSS Responsibilities. 138

0724.20.55          Initiating Paternity Establishment 139

0724.20.55.05       Long Arm Cases. 139

0724.20.55.10       Initiating Paternity. 140

0724.20.60          Initiating Support Order Establishment 141

0724.20.65          Initiating Interstate Enforcement 141

0724.20.65.05       Initiating Interstate Income Withholding. 142

0724.20.65.15       Registration of a Foreign Order 142

0724.20.65.15.10    Preparing the Packet 142

0724.20.65.15.10    Registration for Enforcement 143

0724.20.65.15.12    Registration for Modification. 144

0724.20.65.15.15    Transmitting the Packet to Court 144

0724.20.65.15.16    Choice of Law in Registration. 145

0724.20.65.15.22    Reconciliation of Multiple Orders. 145

0724.25             RHODE ISLAND AS THE RESPONDING STATE. 145

0724.25.05          Legal Basis. 146

0724.25.05.10       Duties of Court and DHS. 146

0724.25.05.15       Hearing and Continuance. 146

0724.25.05.20       Inappropriate Tribunal 147

0724.25.05.22       Limited Immunity of Petitioner 147

0724.25.05.25       Evidence of Husband and Wife. 147

0724.25.05.30       Rules of Evidence. 147

0724.25.05.50       Paternity. 148

0724.25.05.50       Non Parentage as a Defense. 148

0724.25.05.75       Intrastate Application. 148

0724.25.05.80       Appeals. 148

0724.25.05.82       Foreign Support Orders-Additional Remedies. 148

0724.25.05.88       Representation of Obligee by DHS. 149

0724.25.06          Communication Between States. 149

0724.25.07          Assistance with Discovery. 149

0724.25.08          Nondisclosure of Information. 149

0724.25.09          Employer's Receipt of Income Withholding. 150

0724.25.10          OCSS Agency Responsibilities. 150

0724.25.20.05       Case Processing Time Frames. 151

0726                 MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS. 151

0726.05             INTRODUCTION.. 151

0726.05.05          Criteria for Modification-Requested Reviews. 152

0726.05.10          Requested Reviews. 153

0726.05.15          Mandatory Reviews. 154

0726.05.20          Review and Modification - Interstate Cases. 155

0726.10             RETROACTIVE MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT. 156

0726.15             EMANCIPATION.. 157

0726.25             MODIFICATION.. 157

0726.25.05          Motion to Modify. 157

0726.25.05.05       Non-Custodial Parent is Successfully Served. 158

0726.25.05.10       Non-Custodial Parent Cannot be Served. 158

0726.25.10          Motion to Adjudge in Contempt and to Modify. 158

0726.25.15          Mod. of Order Upon Termination of Rights.