Prompt Referral to Child Support Enforcement Agency 447-10-60-10

(Revised 11/1/10 ML #3249)

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The Department of Human Services uses automated systems to transmit and receive referrals. The referral information sent to Child Support Enforcement is used to establish paternity, locate the absent parent(s), and establish and enforce a support order. The referral may be transmitted by the County Social Service Board to Child Support Enforcement at any time following placement, but must be transmitted at time of initial payment authorization, at the latest.

 

Upon receipt of the referral, the Regional Child Support Enforcement Unit will establish a case and proceed based on the content of the information.

1. If the case is a good cause case, the Regional Child Support Enforcement Unit will open a case on the child support system and then close the case to IV-D services.  
2. If good cause does not exist, the Regional Child Support Enforcement Unit will proceed to provide the child support services to enforce the assignment of support rights including, if necessary, establishing support orders on behalf of children receiving foster care. N.D.C.C. § 50-09-06.1.