Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
A. The
court-ordered Monthly Support Obligation (MSO) shall be posted each month on
all IV-D ledgers where a current obligation is due for the current accounting
month. The monthly support obligation shall be retroactively posted for each
month that it was due for which the CSS Unit was responsible for enforcing the
MSO that month, but it was previously not posted.
B. If there is a Monthly Medical Obligation
(MMO) due, the entire monthly support obligation, monthly medical obligation,
and arrears balances shall be posted on a manual ledger for all IV-D cases
where a current medical obligation is due for the current accounting
month.
C. Allocations shall be made
at a child level.
D. All
collections shall be allocated within two (2) business days after being
receipted in the Family Support Registry or the Child Support Services
Unit.
E. All manual overrides of
allocation on the automated child support system shall be documented in the
automated child support system case chronology.
F. Allocation to multiple arrears obligations
on the same ledger shall prorate to class of balances as listed below under
Section 6.802.2 , "Collections on Cases with Support Orders".
G. Allocation to multiple arrears obligations
on the same ledger shall satisfy the most recent obligation first based on the
beginning accrual date of the obligation.
6.802.1
Voluntary Collections on Cases
With No Support Orders [Rev. eff. 9/15/12]
If collections are received on a case that has no support
order established yet, the county will first initiate a voluntary ledger. The
collections shall then be allocated to the ledger in the following
order:
A. The collection will first
satisfy any noncustodial parent erroneous disbursement ledger
balance.
B. If there is any
remaining amount, the user shall first post the Monthly Support Obligation to
zero and then shall allocate the payment to the Monthly Support
Obligation.
6.802.2
Collections on Cases With Support Orders [Rev. eff. 9./15/12]
All collections, except those from a federal income tax
intercept or designated as a judgment payment, shall be allocated to the ledger
as follows:
A. First, to the Monthly
Support Obligation (MSO) where the Monthly Support Obligation has been posted
for the current accounting month, prorated among each class of Monthly Support
Obligation posted on the ledger.
B.
Second, to A Monthly Medical Obligation (MMO) when there is a specific dollar
amount ordered.
C. Third, to
non-assigned arrears balances. Arrears payments are allocated in the following
order to the various types of balances due. Within those types of balances due,
an arrears payment will allocate to:
1)
non-IV-A, either never assistance or post assistance, ordered specific dollar
amounts for medical, non-IV-E foster care, or non-IV-D, and
2) IV-A unassigned pre-assistance, and shall
be prorated across ledger balances.
1.
In-state current delinquency.
2.
In-state non-judgment obligations.
3. In-state judgment obligations.
4. Out-of-state current
delinquency.
5. Out-of-state
non-judgment obligations.
6.
Out-of-state judgment obligations.
D. Fourth, to obligor erroneous disbursement
ledger balances.
E. Fifth, to costs
due, in the following order:
1. Judgment costs
due the county.
2. In-state costs
due the Child Support Services Unit that incurred the cost.
3. Out-of-state costs due another
state.
4. Costs due to the
custodial party.
F.
Sixth, to Title IV-A or Title IV-E assigned arrears balances. Arrears payments
are allocated in the following order to the various types of balances due, and
shall be prorated across ledger balances:
1.
In-state current delinquency.
2.
In-state non-judgment obligations.
3. In-state judgment obligations.
4. Out-of-state current
delinquency.
5. Out-of-state
non-judgment obligations.
6.
Out-of-state judgment obligations.
If there is a balance for IV-A assigned pre-assistance
arrears for an accounting period prior to October 1, 2009, these arrears will
be paid before permanently assigned arrears.
G. Seventh, to prepay if an ongoing monthly
support obligation exists. Counties must research the ledger to ensure that the
payments should be considered prepay payments.
H. Eighth, to obligor over collect, if no
obligation or arrears balance exists on the ledger. Counties must research the
ledger to ensure that the payments should be considered over collect payments
prior to disbursing to the obligor.
6.802.3
IRS Collections [Rev. eff.
9/15/12]
Collections made via an IRS refund shall be allocated to the
ledger as follows:
A. First, to any
pre-assistance arrears owed to the state.
B. Second, to title IV-A, Title IV-E, or
medical assigned arrears balances. Arrears payments are allocated in the
following order to the various types of balances due and shall be prorated
across ledger balances:
1. In-state current
delinquency.
2. In-state
non-judgment obligations.
3.
In-state judgment obligations.
4.
Out-of-state current delinquency.
5. Out-of-state non-judgment
obligations.
6. Out-of-state
judgment obligations.
C.
Third, to non-assigned arrears balances, including non-IV-A post, non-IV-A
never, or non-IV-E. Arrears payments are allocated in the following order to
the various types of balances due and shall be prorated across ledger balances:
1. In-state current delinquency.
2. In-state non-judgment
obligations.
3. In-state judgment
obligations.
4. Out-of-state
current delinquency.
5.
Out-of-state non-judgment obligations.
6. Out-of-state judgment
obligations.
D. Fourth,
to obligor over collect, and shall be refunded to the noncustodial parent. If
the intercepted collection was based on a joint tax return, the over collect
refund will be issued in both joint filers' names.
6.802.4
Judgment Collections [Rev. eff.
9/15/12]
Collections made specifically for a judgment arrears balance
shall be allocated to the ledger as follows:
A. First, to the Monthly Support Obligation
(MSO) where the Monthly Support Obligation has been posted for the current
accounting month, prorated among each class of Monthly Support Obligation
posted on the ledger.
B. Second, to
a Monthly Medical Obligation (MMO) when there is a specified dollar amount
ordered.
C. Third, to non-assigned
judgment balances, pro-rated across ledger balances.
D. Fourth, to judgment costs due the
department.
E. Fifth, to Title
IV-A, Title IV-E, or medical assigned judgment balances, prorated across
balances. Any assigned pre-assistance balance for an accounting period prior to
October 1, 2009, shall be paid before a permanently assigned balance.
F. Sixth, to noncustodial parent over
collect, if no obligation or arrears balance exists on the ledger. Counties
must research the ledger to ensure that the payments should be considered over
collect payments prior to disbursing to the obligor.
