Non-Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement 400-19-70-40

(Revised 8/1/11 ML #3272)

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If Child Support Enforcement notifies the TANF Eligibility Worker of the custodian’s failure to cooperate, the TANF Eligibility Worker must use this information when determining the custodian’s eligibility for assistance.

 

A custodian who refuses to cooperate with Child Support Enforcement is ineligible to receive TANF and a sanction will be imposed. If the custodian continues to refuse to cooperate, the sanction will progress to case closure. The custodian has the right to appeal that decision. (See Section 400-19-95, Sanctions for Non-Compliance with Child Support.)

 

Children age 16 or older who are not attending school full time are subject to the four (4) months of Pay After Performance (PAP) requirements and are given a participation code of ‘OU’. A referral is not made to Child Support Enforcement (CSE) until the child meets the Work Requirement and is determined eligible for TANF. If a CSE non-cooperation alert is received for a child who has a participation code of ‘OU’, the custodian of the ‘OU’ child cannot be sanctioned.

 

If the child’s custodian has not cooperated with CSE at the time the child is no longer subject to PAP requirements, a CSE sanction must be imposed effective with the first month the child is no longer subject to the PAP requirements.

Note: Vision will not automatically create the CSE Sanction. Contact System Support and Development for assistance.

 

If the child for whom the custodian is not cooperating leaves the household, the sanction must be ended effective the last day of the month the child left the household.