Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1240 - Human Services
Subtitle 1240-02 - Child Support Services Division
Chapter 1240-02-02 - Forms for Withholding of Income for Child Support
Section 1240-02-02-.06 - COURT CLERK'S NOTICE TO OBLIGOR OF ISSUANCE OF INCOME ASSIGNMENT DUE TO DELINQUENCY

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1240-02-02-.06

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) The Notice form in Paragraph (5) shall be used by the Clerk of Court for the purpose of providing notice to an obligor of support in Tennessee that an Income Withholding for Support has been issued which will direct the obligor's employer or payer of income to withhold income from an obligor of support to meet the child or spousal support obligation.

(2) This Notice is used:

(a) When, pursuant to T.C.A. § 36-5-501(b)(1)(B) no Order for Income Assignment had been previously issued for any reason, and where the records of the Clerk or the Department of Human Services show the obligor is currently delinquent;

(b) When, pursuant to T.C.A. § 36-5-501(b)(1)(D) an Affidavit of Arrearage pursuant to 1240-02-02-.11 to support the issuance of an Order for Income Assignment is filed by the custodial parent, a guardian, or other caretaker to whom child support was previously directed alleging the obligor is now in arrears as defined by T.C.A. § 36-5-101(f)(1) and T.C.A. § 36-5-501(b)(1)(G); or

(3) For an Order for Income Assignment, the Federal Income Withholding for Support (Order for Income Assignment) form referenced in 1240-02-02-.04(1)(a) will be attached to the notice to the obligor in Paragraph (5).

(4) Appeals.

(a) The obligor may contest this Notice of Income Assignment by filing a written request for a hearing with the Clerk's office shown on the Notice within fifteen (15) days of the mailing of the Notice. The grounds for contesting the Notice are that the income withholding is improper due to a mistake of fact, or the amount withheld is improper due to a mistake of fact.

(b) If the obligor contests the Notice of Income Assignment within the above time limit, a hearing will be promptly set and the magistrate or court shall conduct a hearing and make a determination. The employer will continue to withhold income unless a decision favorable to the obligor is rendered. The obligor and the employer will be notified of the decision within forty-five (45) days of the date the Income Withholding for Support (also called an Order for Income Assignment or Income Assignment) was issued.

(5) Form:

STATE OF TENNESSEE NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF INCOME ASSIGNMENT DUE TO DELINQUENCY

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Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 8-21-403, 36-5-116, 36-5-501, and 71-1-132(c); 42 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq., 42 U.S.C §§ 652(a)(11), 654(9)(E), 654a(g)(1)(A)(ii), 654b(a), and 666(a)(8) and (b); 45 C.F.R. §§ 303.6(c)(1), 303.7, and 303.100; and United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement Action Transmittal 04-05 (July 15, 2004).

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