Show n Child Support Met re Fact Sheet te W ella re Re font Welfare Reform recently passed by Congress is widely hailed as one of the most significant pieces of legislation passed since the creation of the federal child support program 22 years ago In addition to the paternity measures and employer new hire reporting Initiatives highlighted in last month’s article Welfare Reform includes the following: Saspeasiea of Prefessioaal Aad Driven’ Licenses Collecting support from negligent parents is difficult Toe often escape child support enforcement by working “under the table" income Meanwhile and states continue to extend to them the priviwhile leges of working and supporting their children through public assistance The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that license revocation if adopted by every state will increase child support collections S2S billion over 10 years The Congressional Budget Office predicts that license revocation will save the federal government $146 billion in welfare payments over five years Approximately 2 states have implemented programs to deny suspend or revoke licenses including Arizona California Massachusetts Oregon Texas and Vermont Optimal Use of Iaformatioa Technology Welfare reform requires states and the federal government: to establish a central registry of all child support orders in the state and share electronically with other states to establish mandatory new hire porting by all employers to simplify finding absent parents through their places of employment and share electronically with other states to establish a central payment registry for all child support payments in the federal system and share electronically with other states to develop high speed technology systems that allow for the free exchange of database information by both federal and state agencies and to use these enhanced databases and sharing techniques to reduce fraud in all federal and state benefit programs Improved Tools to Find Absent Parents State child support agencies will have greater and more timely access to all state and federal databases including those which list employee information law enforcement databases databases of financial institutions databases of all agencies which house information on drivers’ licenses profes sional licenses and recreational licenses nationwide “central" database of cil newly hired personnel and 'membership databases of all labor unions Streamiiaed Frseedsres ts Collect Sapport The bill also mandates expedited civil procedures to: order paternity tests and establish child support orders issue administrative subpoenas for records from financial institutions public utilities cable television and other sources which would have financial and locate information on obligors adjust child support orders to accurately reflect the norxustodiai parent’s ability to pay remove barriers that exist when the absent parent resides in another state by requiring that all states adopt the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and (U1FSA) collect child support from federal employees and members of the United States Armed Forces Toagk Techniques to Enforce Orders These enforcement tools will: strengthen states' enforcement capabilities by allowing the seizure of assets income and lottery winnings for past due child support require state licensing agencies to lect social security numbers so the state can suspend licenses of delinquent payers require states to match computer records with banks credit unions mutual funds and other financial institutions to levy on liens filed against assets require states to recognize liens from other states so they may seize liquid sets allow states to order parents to hold jobs and 'deny passports for nonpayment of child support Privacy Coaceras Federal and state laws do not permit unauthorized disclosure of child support case information or information derived from another federal or state agency There are strict penalties for the unauthorized release of information and states are very careful to protect the integrity of the data they hold Far Mart Iaformatioa This information is brought to you by The National Child Support Enforcement Association 400 North Capitol Street Suite 370 Hall of the States Washington DC NCSEA dots aot handle individual child support cases If you need help with your child support case please contact the child support agency in your state Survive Tax Season With These y Strategies Audit Yoar Eatlig Habits - 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