INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
October 2, 2007
In accordance with RCW 34.05.230(12), following is a list of policy and interpretive statements issued by the department of social and health services.
Division of Child Support
Document Title: CN-262: Charging an Annual Fee and IRS Certification Changes.
Subject: Charging an annual fee and IRS certification changes.
Effective Date: September 21, 2007.
Document Description: This canary notice (CN) explains how the division of child support (DCS) will charge an annual fee of $25 for each case where a custodial parent has never received temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), tribal TANF, or aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) as a custodian of a child, and DCS has disbursed $500 of support to the custodian in a federal fiscal year (between October 1 and September 30). This CN also explains how DCS will certify nonassistance past-due child support to IRS for federal offset, even if the child or children are over the age of 18.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statements, contact: Jeff Kildahl, Technical Writer, Division of Child Support, P.O. Box 11520, Tacoma, WA 98411-5520, phone (360) 664-5278, TDD/TTY (360) 753-9122, fax (360) 586-3274, e-mail jkildahl@dshs.wa.gov, web site http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/dcs/.