LAC 67:III.2801. General Provisions

A. In all new child support orders not being enforced by the Department of Social Services, payments for immediate income assignment orders shall be made payable through the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, Support Enforcement Services. Services provided are limited to accepting payments through immediate income assignment, distributing those payments, maintaining payment history records, and retaining records in the same manner as IV-D cases. Enforcement services are not provided. Case records are determined confidential as per R.S. 46:56. B. Payments shall be made payable to the Department of Social Services. When a payment is received from the noncustodial parent or that parent’s employer, the support payment will be distributed in accordance with standards for child support orders not associated with IV-D services. The clerks of court will provide information to identify a case if requested by the Department of Social Services.