National Electronic Child Support Resource System

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The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement is working on a number of Caseworker's Guides intended to assist with implementation of federal-level international child support agreements.

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This IM transmits IV-A/IV-D interface and Data Exchange Report which was based on best practices and lessons learned from State staff attending a TANF-CSE workgroup meeting

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Recently, the USPS changed its business practice regarding requests for employment and income verification of its employees

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OCSE urges managers at all levels of the child support enforcement program to continue to look closely at the data being generated around the program to learn more about what these numbers reveal. These analyses can reveal the programs inner workings, causes and effects, what works and what does not, and can help all of us improve the outcomes of the program.

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An guide to assist with the implementation of federal-level the international child support agreement between the US and Finland

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The Compendium of Promising Practices/Good Ideas is a collection of practices employed by State and/or local Child Support Agencies which improved the Child Support program.

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Executive summary of activities, barriers and lessons learned around cross-border child support payments

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This document clarifies Federal policy on referral of Medicaid cases to IV-D agencies, describes possible categories of Medicaid cases that a State might determine are appropriate or inappropriate referrals to IV-D agencies, and addresses certain adverse consequences of referring all Medicaid cases to IV-D agencies for medical support services.

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The Glossary of Child Support Terms has not been updated since year 2000. The Glossary of Common Child Support Terms is a revised and up-to-date listing of acronyms and definitions used by child support workers. It is intended for those who are new in child support.

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OCSE is working in collaboration with the IRS to encourage State and local child support offices to provide information to low and moderate income working individuals and families regarding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC is a refundable Federal income tax credit. When the TITC exceeds the amount of taxes owed, individuals who claim and qualify for the credit are eligible for a tax refund.

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The NPRM implementing provisions of title IV-D of the Social Security Act as amended by the DRA was published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2007. Questions concerning the impact of the requirement for cooperation with the IV-D program as a condition of receipt of eligibility for the Food Stamp program were raised during the comment period. Those comments will be addressed in the final regulation. The Food Stamp agency worked with OCSE in developing the attached guidance. This guidance reflects both agenciesâ¿¿ view of the appropriate methods of collection of the $25 fee when Food Stamp recipients are required to cooperate with child support enforcement.

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About effective interagency communications and coordinated actions between title IV-B/IV-E and title IV-D agencies.

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Several States have expressed concern about the USPS not responding to questions from child support workers about medical support.

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The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is releasing an updated version of - Automated Systems for Child Support Enforcement: A Guide for States. OCSE developed this Guide to assist the States and Territories as they consider optional enhancements and modifications to their statewide CSE systems.

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Index of Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Action Transmittals (ATs), Information Memoranda (IMs), Policy Interpretation Questions (PIQs), and Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs)

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This Information Memoranda announces the distribution of the Story Behind the Numbers.

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This guide was prepared in an effort to improve the interface between State Vital Records agency and the statewide Child Support Enforcement (CSE) system for the purpose of obtaining information about paternity establishment.

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This Information Memorandum conveys â¿¿Tribal and State Jurisdiction to Establish and Enforce Child Support.â¿¿ This is an update of a publication that was written in 1991 entitled â¿¿Tribal and State Reciprocity in the Establishment and Enforcement of Child Support.â¿¿ When the original document was published, Tribes and Tribal organizations did not have access to direct funding to operate IV-D programs. OCSE formed a Tribal/State Cooperation workgroup after the publication of the final rule, and among other things, discussed appropriate training material for use in Tribal and State IV-D programs. Though the workgroup found the original document useful, it was dated because of the significant changes in child support case processing relating to Tribes.

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Caseworker's Guide to Processing Cases with Poland contains the following information: The International Agreement between the U.S. and Poland, Outgoing Support Packages from the U.S. to Poland, Incoming Support Packages from Poland to the U.S., Policy for Poland and Bilingual International Forms for Poland

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This Information Memorandum conveys the Compendium of Promising Practices/Good Ideas in Child Support Enforcement - 2006.

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The final rule for Tribal Child Support Enforcement Programs was published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2004 (69 FR 16638) implementing section 455(f) of the Social Security Act. One of the requirements contained in the rule relates to the distribution of child support collections. This training curriculum was developed for use by start-up Tribal IV-D programs and comprehensive Tribal IV-D program staff, Tribal caseworkers, members of the National Tribal Child Support Association and anyone who is interested in learning about Tribal distribution.

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Over the past several years, the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has collaborated with the Social Security Administration (SSA) on a number of nationwide initiatives affecting the missions of both agencies and the people we serve.

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Identifying differences between UIFSA 1996 and UIFSA 2001 when appropriate.

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The Administration for Children and Families' Offices of Child Support Enforcement and Family Assistance, and the Department of Laborâ¿¿s Employment and Training Administration, have partnered to create the attached seminar curriculum on improving program outcomes through interagency collaboration. The seminar, designed for office and/or regional managers from child support, TANF, and workforce investment, demonstrates the advantages of working together to achieve program goals to help client families.

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As many of you are aware, in December 2004 the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) entered into an arrangement with SSA to conduct a one-time match between obligors on the OCSE Debtor file and the SSA Title II beneficiaries on the SSA State Verification and Exchange System (SVES).