(A)The purpose of
this rule is to describe distribution in a Title IV-D public assistance case.
(B)In a current
assistance case, support collections shall be distributed as follows:
(1)Current
obligation.
(a)The amount
collected for and applied to the current obligation that is less than or equal
to the current month's public assistance grant shall be retained and used to reimburse
the current month's public assistance grant.
Following reimbursement, the balance of the current month's
public assistance grant shall be added to the unreimbursed assistance (URA)
amount.
(b)The amount
collected for and applied to the current obligation that exceeds the current
month's public assistance grant shall be retained and used to reimburse the
URA.
(c)The amount
collected for and applied to the current obligation that exceeds the current
month's public assistance grant and the URA amount shall be owed to the familyobligee.
(2)Arrears.
(a)The amount
collected for and applied to assigned arrears that is less than or equal to the
URA amount shall be retained and used to reimburse the URA.
(b)The amount
collected for and applied to assigned arrears that is greater than the URA
amount shall be owed to the familyobligee.
(c)The amount
collected for and applied to unassigned arrears shall be owed to the familyobligee.
(3)Futures.
The amount collected for and applied to assigned futures shall
be held and applied to the current obligation(s) in the following month(s).
(C)In a former
assistance case, support collections shall be distributed as follows:
(1)Current
obligation.
The amount collected for and applied to the current obligation
shall be issued to the obligee.
(2)Arrears.
(a)The amount
collected and applied to unassigned arrears shall be issued to the obligee.
(b)The amount
collected and applied to permanently assigned arrears shall be retained and
used to reimburse the URA.
(c)The amount
collected from a federal tax refund offset and applied to conditionally
assigned arrears shall be retained and used to reimburse the URA.
Effective: 6/1/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 1/28/2021 and 06/01/2026
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 04/09/2021
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3125.25, 5107.05
Rule Amplifies: 3121.43, 3123.19, 5107.20
Prior Effective Dates: 08/01/1975, 05/21/1979, 08/01/1982,
12/01/1986, 12/01/1987, 08/01/1990, 06/01/1993, 03/09/2001, 09/20/2001,
06/15/2006, 10/01/2009