PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
(Division of Child Support)
Purpose: (1) The Division of Child Support (DCS) is adopting rules regarding the assessment and collection of interest on support arrearages on child support cases, in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, while providing that DCS will continue its policy and practice of not assessing or collecting interest on support arrearages under Washington orders unless such interest is reduced to judgment; and
(2) DCS seeks to clarify the procedures for the notice of support debt and notice of support owed.
NUMERICAL LIST OF ALL SECTIONS: Amending WAC 388-14A-3304 The
division of child support serves a notice of support debt when
it is enforcing a ((foreign)) support order issued in
Washington state, a foreign court order or a foreign
administrative order for support, 388-14A-3310 The division of
child support serves a notice of support owed to establish a
fixed dollar amount under an existing child support order,
388-14A-3320 What happens at a hearing on a notice of support
((debt or notice of support)) owed? and 388-14A-7100 An order
from another state may be registered in Washington for
enforcement or modification; and new sections WAC 388-14A-3317
What is an annual review of a support order under RCW 26.23.110?, 388-14A-3321 What happens if the custodial parent
requests a hearing on a notice of support debt and demand for
payment?, 388-14A-7110 The division of child support may
assess and collect interest on amounts owned under support
orders entered or established in a jurisdiction other than
Washington state, 388-14A-7115 Are there special rules for a
hearing on a notice seeking to assess and collect interest on
a support order?, 388-14A-7120 When does DCS update the
interest assessed on a case?, and 388-14A-8600 Does the
division of child support enforce interest on unpaid support
arrears?
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-14A-3304, 388-14A-3310, 388-14A-3320, and 388-14A-7100.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: List of Sections RE: Project 1 - Assessment of Interest on Child Support Arrears: WAC 388-14A-3304, 388-14A-7100, 388-14A-7110, 388-14A-7115, 388-14A-7120, and 388-14A-8600.
Statutory Authority for Adoption for Rules in Project 1: RCW 26.21.016.
Other Authority: Not applicable.
List of Sections RE: Project 2 - Notice of Support Debt and Notice of Support Owed: WAC 388-14A-3304, 388-14A-3310, 388-14A-3317, 388-14A-3320, and 388-14A-3321.
Statutory Authority for Adoption for Rules in Project 2: RCW 74.08.090, 26.23.035, 34.05.220(1), and 74.20A.310.
Other Authority: RCW 26.23.110 and 74.20A.040.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-03-095 on January 18, 2005.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: 1. In WAC 388-14A-3317(1) the following text was added:
(1) RCW 26.23.110 provides for an annual review of the support order which was previously the subject of a notice of support owed under that statute if the division of child support (DCS), the noncustodial parent (NCP), or the custodial parent (CP) requests a review.
2. In WAC 388-14A-7115 (3) and (4), the following text
was added:
(3) A party challenging the certified calculation may challenge the calculation for one or more of the following reasons:
(a) The amount of principal is incorrect because credit was not given for payments made;
(b) The amount of principal is incorrect because credit was given for payments which were not actually made; or
(c) The interest calculation was not properly done according to the law of the state issuing the order.
(4) If the administrative law judge (ALJ) finds that the party challenging the interest calculation has shown that the amount of principal is incorrect, the ALJ:
(a) Enters an order stating the correct amount of principal;
(b) Orders the party which submitted ((IV-D agency or CPA
which certified)) the original interest calculation to:
(i) Recalculate or have recalculated the interest based on the new principal amount; and
(ii) Submit the new certified calculation to the ALJ within a reasonable amount of time; and
(c) After receiving the new certified calculation, enters an order determining the amount of debt, including interest, for the period claimed in the notice.
The changes were made for added clarity.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 6, Amended 4, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 6, Amended 4, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: March 9, 2005.
Andy Fernando, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 05-08 issue of the Register.