Quarterly Notice of Child Support Account Activity

Section 160 Section 160.140  Quarterly Notice of Child Support Account Activity a)         The Department will send to current TANF recipients, and former AFDC or TANF recipients, a quarterly notice of child support account activity when the following circumstances exist: 1)         an IV-D account's receivable has been established; 2)         an assignment of support rights is currently in effect or assigned arrearages are owed; and 3)         the Department has received a child support payment during the quarter covered by the Notice. b)         The quarterly Notice of Child Support Account Activity shall contain the following information regarding payments collected during the quarter from each non-custodial parent owing a duty of support to the family: 1)         the months of the quarter covered by the Notice; 2)         the terms of the support order, the child support order number and the beginning date of the support order; 3)         the amount of current support collected during each month of the quarter; 4)         the amount of arrearages collected during each month of the quarter; 5)         the amount of child support interest collected during each month of the quarter; 6)         the amount of support, interest or both that was collected and paid to the family for the quarter covered by the Notice; 7)         the amount of support, interest or both that was collected and retained by the Department or sent to another state; 8)         the account balance of each month during the quarter; 9)         the amount of unreimbursed assistance as of the date of the Notice; 10)        the means by which a TANF recipient, or a former AFDC or TANF recipient, can obtain additional information concerning his or her child support account and/or: A)        can appeal the Department's distribution of support, in the case of a current TANF recipient; or B)        dispute the distribution of support by requesting an account review, in the case of a former AFDC or TANF recipient. c)         In addition to the information required by subsection (b) of this Section, the Quarterly Notice of Child Support Account Activity sent to former AFDC or TANF recipients shall contain the following: 1)         the effective month and year of AFDC or TANF cancellation; 2)         the total amount of support due at AFDC or TANF cancellation that remains unpaid under the support order; and 3)         the total amount of current support due after AFDC or TANF cancellation that remains unpaid under the support order. d)         In the case of a current TANF recipient, the Quarterly Notice of Child Support Account Activity shall also contain an insert setting forth the Department's policy on earmarking income pursuant to Section 160.90.