9 CAR § 5-1001. Overview

(a) The Office of Child Support Enforcement will continue collection after the emancipation of a child until: (1) A written request is made by the custodial party to stop enforcing the case; (2) All arrears are paid; (3) There is an administrative determination that the debt is uncollectible; or (4) The case meets other federal case closure criteria. (b)(1) Any arrears that have not been reduced to judgment by the time the youngest child attains the age of twenty-three (23) are subject to the statute of limitations regarding collection of child support. (2) The office will not take enforcement action to collect support arrears for which an affirmative defense of statute of limitations exists with the exception of those actions permitted by federal law: (A) Offset of federal income tax refunds; (B) Denial of passports; and (C) Administrative offset of payment from the federal government to individuals regardless of the age of the child. (c)(1) All enforcement techniques apply to collection of the past due amount of support, including: (A) Adjudication of arrears; (B) Garnishment; (C) Execution; (D) Wage withholding; (E) Contempt; (F) Liens on property; and (G) Federal tax and administrative offset. (2) State income tax refunds may be intercepted to recover TEA and non-TEA arrears. (d)(1) The office will accept recovery cases from another IV-D agency or by application from the custodial party on behalf of a child age twenty-two (22) or younger who was the subject of a child support order. (2) If the child is age twenty-three (23) or older, the office can accept the case if: (A) There is a court-ordered judgment; or (B) Permitted by the laws of the state issuing the support order.