SFN 74, Child Support Information 400-19-165-10

(Revised 6/1/10 ML #3218)

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SFN 74, Child Support Information form asks for information needed to provide accurate and efficient Child Support services for the family.

 

A separate form must be completed for each absent parent (or alleged father).

 

The form is organized into 6 sections:

1. Custodial Parent or Other Caretaker Information
2. Noncustodial Parent Information
3. Children Information
4. Information from a custodian who is a parent.
5. Information from a custodian who is not a parent
6. Statement and Signature

 

In all cases, the custodian must complete Sections A, B, C, D or E, and F.

 

The custodian must complete the form to the best of their ability. It is not expected the custodian will be able to complete every question in every case. If a question is not answered, the custodian should note, ‘?’, ‘unknown’, ‘I don’t know’ or otherwise make notes to show the question was not missed or otherwise not answered.

 

Section A. Information about the Custodial Parent or Other Caretaker of the Children

• This section gathers information about the custodian of the children.

 

Section B. Information about the Noncustodial Parent

• This section gathers information about the absent parent (or the alleged father) of the children.
• Some of information in this section is particularly important if the Child Support program needs to find the absent parent or the absent parent’s income, either right away or at some time in the future.
• The full name, SSN, date of birth, and employer are a few of the most important data elements in this section. If those data elements are not completed, the other information gathered becomes extremely important in being able to provide quality Child Support services.
• The custodian needs to read each question and complete it as best as possible. Although in some cases, the custodian may state they know nothing about the absent parent, many times the custodian has important information without realizing how important the information is.
• No piece of information should be considered too trivial to include on the form.  A single piece of information may be sufficient to complete the puzzle in the Child Support program. There are Child Support staff who specialize in locating absent parents and they have been able to successfully locate absent parents with as little information as a first name and past employer or a name and a unique tattoo.
• If the custodian is unsure who the father is because there are multiple possibilities, a separate Child Support Information form must be completed for each alleged father.
• Regarding the question, ‘Does Noncustodial Parent have any other children?’ only children not in the TANF household should be listed.

 

Section C. Information about the Children of the Noncustodial Parent Listed in Section B. This section gathers information about each child of the noncustodial parent (or alleged father) who is listed in Section B.

 

Section D. The parent completes this section (otherwise skip to Section E)

• Either this section or Section E must be completed by each custodian.
• If the custodian is the mother or father of the children, the custodian must complete this section.

 

Section E. If they are not the parent, complete this section (otherwise skip to Section F)  

• Either this section or Section D must be completed by each custodian.
• If the custodian is someone other than the mother or father of the children, the custodian must complete this section. Examples of custodians who would complete this section include grandma, aunt, and stepparent.

 

Section F. Statement and Signature

• The custodian must sign and date each completed form.
• Once the form is considered complete, it must be sent to the appropriate regional Child.