New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 400 - SUPPORT OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Part He-W 408 - CASE INITIATION
Section He-W 408.01 - Prioritization of Child Support Cases

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-W 408.01

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) A11 child support cases shall be assigned a priority number from one, which shall be the highest priority, to 3, which shall be the lowest priority.

(b) The priority number assigned to a case shall be based upon the following criteria:

(1) A case shall be assigned priority one status when the DCSS has the following minimum information to initiate paternity, support order establishment or support order enforcement action:
a. The absent parent's name; and

b. The absent parent's current address and/or the name and address of the absent parent's current employer;

(2) A case shall be assigned priority 2 status when DCSS does not have all the information required in (1) above, but has the following minimum information to initiate locate action:
a. The absent parent's name; and

b. The absent parent's social security number and/or date of birth; and

(3) A case shall be assigned priority 3 status when DCSS cannot take any actions because:
a. The absent parent is receiving temporary assistance to needy families (TANF);

b. The absent parent is incarcerated and paternity has already been established; or

c. There is not enough information in the case record to take any required action.

(c) When a case is assigned priority 2 status, DCSS shall only take action to locate the absent parent.

(d) Whenever case circumstances change and new information is received for a child support case, the priority status of that case shall be reassessed and, if warranted by the reassessment, a new priority number shall be assigned.

#5743, eff 11-24-93; ss by #7137, INTERIM, eff 11-24-99, EXPIRED: 3-23-00

New. #7244, eff 4-27-00, EXPIRED: 4-27-08

New. #9206, eff 7-19-08

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