Search TipsDistribution of Support Collections on Behalf of Children in Title IV-E Foster Care Cases
DCSS-POL-06-11.3 v.2
- OVERVIEW
- The purpose of this policy is to provide staff and members of the public a working knowledge of the distribution of collection requirements for cases referred by the Title IV-E agency and for which there is an assignment of rights to support a child. In a former Title IV-E foster care case, the limitation of arrears is the lesser of the unpaid assigned support or the total amount of Unreimbursed IV-E expenditures (URE).
- APPLICABILITY
- This policy applies to all Arizona IV-D program staff performing Title IV-D services.
- POLICY
- The Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) shall distribute and disburse monies collected as support on behalf of children for whom the State is making foster care maintenance payments.
- CRITERIA
- The State is making foster care maintenance payments under title IV-E with an assignment of support.
- The IV-E agency received disbursements and foster care maintenance payment information which needs to be sent to theDCSS.
If all criteria are met, distribution and disbursement of collected support payments will be made to the state.
- PROCEDURE
- This policy is supported by staff procedures, which identify how action related to this policy will be conducted, including responsibilities, time frames, and required actions.
- AUTHORITY
| Federal Authority | |
|---|---|
| 42 U.S.C. § 671(a)(2) and (a)(17) | State plan for foster care and adoption assistance |
| 45 C.F.R. § 302.52 | Distribution of support collected in Title IV-E foster care maintenance cases |
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