District Attorney Child Support Case Study

Tennessee Department of Children’s Services also referred to as DCS is a public, nonprofit organization that has the responsibility of protecting children from abuse and neglect. DCS provides a wide range of services to help children and their families, including temporary care for children who cannot safely remain in their own homes, as well as permanent homes for those children who are legally free for adoption. DCS currently have approximately 8,000 children in state custody (www.state.tn.us.gov).

The Child Support Enforcement Amendment was amended to Aid to Families with Dependent Children law by requiring State welfare agencies to notify law enforcement officials when benefits were being furnished to a child who had been abandoned by one of the parents. Child support would be given to the parent who has custody of the child. The nonresident parent would be considered the non-custodial parent and would have to pay support for the child. The courts were notified of any parent receiving benefits for the child and themselves. AFDC was first established as support for children whose father had died. By 1970s, AFDC was aided due to parents being divorced or separated, or never married. This then created The Child Support Enforcement and

In Florida there are a lot of ways for the state to enforce child support orders among these are late payment notices, income withholding, federal income tax refund intercept, garnishment, passport denial and more. With late payment notices the parent who owes child support is mailed notices. After that they can move to income withholding, this means that the state will send an income withholding notice to the employer and any other payer of income, payments are then withheld and sent directly to the state. After this is driver license and registration suspension, in this case the parent would be mailed a notice asking them to come into an office to speak with someone. The parent is also mailed a notice stating that their license and registration may be suspended if they don’t pay what they owe to the other parent, sign a written agreement for the payment of the past due support, or file a petition with the courts to contest the issue within twenty days.

The Oklahoma Child Support Enforcement Division has a number of options to enforce child support orders. According to the Oklahoma DHS, payments become delinquent if they are not received by the due date or, in some cases, by the last day of the month. When parents are owed an arrearage, they may pursue assistance in obtaining the unpaid support.

Dallas County DHR’s representatives revealed through testimony that the non-custodial parent (NCP), Tyrone Smith has three child support cases. Spreadsheets were processed through to June 2015 regarding the money paid and the court order amount; including changes and credit given when the NCP was in prison on July 6, 2015. The case with the custodial parent (CP), Malinda Smith, the balances owed is arrears $6,201.35 and interest $14,526.71. The second case, the CP, Louis Reeves, shows the balances owed are interest $3,259.08 and medical support $55.10. The last case with the CP, Rosa Dukes, the balances owed is arrears $232.25 and interest $3,738.84. Based on the spreadsheets, the amounts are correct on all the child support cases. The spreadsheets do not include the month of July; interest will accrue.

Mobile County DHR Child Support’s testimony revealed that the custodial parent (CP), Parizzia Seltzer, applied for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits on July 17 2014 for herself and one child. The CP was interviewed on July 24, 2014. The CP signed the Affirmation on July 24, 2014 that she acknowledged that she understood that she is to cooperate with the Child Support Program or her benefits may be reduced or stopped. On May 4, 2015, a CA50 Alert was cleared from Session dated May 1, 2015 stating the client failed to appear at the DHR’s office for an interview on April 29, 2015. This was the second incident of non-compliance, it was coded on the FACET system; the case auto close on May 31, 2015 with the disqualification period of June 2015 to November 2015. The TANF eligibility worker contacted Child Support on June 26, 2015 and spoke with Customer Service, who confirmed that the CP had an appointment at 8:00 a.m. on April 29, 2015. On June 9, 2015, the CP requested a hearing in writing and requested that her case be reopened until the hearing. The case was reinstated effective June 11, 2015.

Montgomery County DHR Child Support caseworker’s (CSW) testimony revealed that on September 11, 2015 the custodial parent (CP) telephoned the office and left a voice mail stating she received a letter regarding her children’s father, the non-custodial parent (NCP), George Johnson, who is in prison; she cannot do anything about that. The CSW returned the telephone call and informed the CP that the appointment was for the child in the case with the NCP, James Hall. The CP stated that she did not know a James Hall. The CP was informed that the information was received from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) caseworker. The CP stated that she made a mistake. The CP was informed that she could keep the appointment or be sanctioned

Morgan County DHR Child Support’s testimony and evidence revealed that the child support case with the custodial parent (CP) and non-custodial parent (NCP) opened on April 20, 2011 in Morgan County. Afterward, the case was forwarded to the local V-D attorney to file the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) petition as requested by the state of Texas. The case came before the court on at least four occasions; November 2011, February 2012, April 2012, and June 2012. After continuance three times, on June 12, 2012, the case was dismissed because no Arrears Affidavit was received from the state of Texas; there was no confirmation as to whether an income withholding order was in place. In the court order from June 6, 2012, the judge stated the matter is dismissed without prejudice. It appears from the defendant’s paystub that the state of Texas is already

DHR's Recommendations: DHR's policy references Code of Alabama 1975, 30-3-198 and 30-3-197 (a) (6), which authorizes the IV-D agency to file a Notice of Lien against real and personal property of any NCP who resides or owns property in the State and owes past due support and also allows the Agency to issue a Notice of Levy to the financial institution to freeze assets to satisfy child support arrearage.

The non-custodial parent (NCP), Mr. Parvin’s testimony revealed that he was divorced in 2011. For four years, he paid child support, which came out of his checks automatically each time he was paid with no issues until the end of 2015. This is when he started receiving letters from the State of Idaho, where his ex-wife resides stating he that was behind in his child support. He stated he eventually connected with DHR in Jefferson County child support caseworker (CSW) Bonnie Campo, who sent information stating he was behind in his child support obligation $783.00 plus interest. He stated he obtained copies of his child support payment history from 2011 to April 2016. He stated per his child support order, the order amount is $300.00 per

Madison County DHR representative’s testimony revealed that since the main issue is the arrears, the custodial parent (CP), Ms. Foxhill, originally opened her case for child support services in September 2014. At that time, the case was setup on the DHR’s system for collection. DHR instructed the non-custodial parent (NCP) to begin making payments through the Child Support Payment Center. Shortly thereafter on October 31, 2014, the CP closed her case with DHR. On December 18, 2014, the CP reopened the child support case for collection. At that time, DHR ran a spreadsheet in accordance with the CP’s Affidavit of Past Due Support to determine the arrears and interest in December when the case was reopened.

: On June 20, 1978, Carol Heiselman, (now Maphet) and Leonard Heiselman divorced. Together the couple had 3 children, one of which was Douglas Heiselman, who was fourteen years old at the time and suffers from hemophilia. Custody was awarded to Maphet (the mother) and Mr. Heiselman was required pay $50 per week for support of the child “until further order of this court.” Then in 1982 when Douglas turned 18, Heiselman filed a motion to stop the child support because Douglas had reached the age of majority. The trial court denied his motion and ordered him to continue child support payments anyway. Mr. Heiselman does not believe the court had the authority to do so, he wanted to stop the payments despite Douglas’s

The child support system handles many cases and has a backlog that often delays a person getting a case heard in the courts promptly. Many cases can take six months to a year before they are reviewed if a person tries to get things done on their own. Child Support in Douglasville GA is no exception to the rule, and finding a lawyer can help to speed up the process of getting a hearing. An attorney can file the paperwork to petition Child Support Enforcement and the party that owes to appear.

You can ask the Department of Revenue’s Child Support Program for enforcement help. It is important to keep in mind, however, that this agency has a backlog of enforcement cases. You may have to wait some time for your case to be heard and for you to see a payment. In the meantime, you may have little to no contact with the attorney assigned to your case. This help may be free of charge, but it may not be the fastest route to getting your support paid. You may want to consider working with an experienced Florida child support enforcement attorney if you are concerned about getting results as soon as possible. An experienced family law attorney can help you navigate the enforcement process, helping you get results quicker than you may through the Department of Revenue. The Court has the power to order the owing parent to pay your attorneys fees and court costs associated with the enforcement action as

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