Chapter 388-14A Division of child support rules.

As required under 45 C.F.R. 303.7 (a)(3), the division of child support (DCS) ensures that its organizational structure and staff are adequate to provide for the administration or supervision of the functions specified in 45 C.F.R. 303.20(c) for its intergovernmental IV-D caseloa…

(1) The division of child support (DCS) uses federally approved forms in intergovernmental IV-D cases, unless a country has provided alternative forms as part of its chapter in A Caseworker's Guide to Processing Cases with Foreign Reciprocating Countries. (2) DCS uses electronic …

(1) For intergovernmental cases, the division of child support (DCS) cooperates with requests for the following limited services:(a) Quick locate;(b) Service of process;(c) Assistance with discovery;(d) Assistance with genetic testing;(e) Teleconferenced hearings;(f) Administrati…

(1) When acting as the responding agency in an intergovernmental IV-D case, the division of child support (DCS) pays the costs it incurs in processing the case, including the costs of genetic testing.(2) See WAC 388-14A-8300 for the rules regarding payment of genetic testing cost…

(1) When the division of child support (DCS) is acting as either the initiating jurisdiction (IJ) or the responding jurisdiction (RJ) in an intergovernmental case, there are certain audit requirements which must be met in at least seventy-five percent of the cases reviewed.(2) Fo…

When the division of child support (DCS) opens a new IV-D case, DCS must:(1) Determine whether or not there is already an existing child support order or orders in effect in the case. DCS uses the state and federal case registries, state records, information provided by the recip…

Within twenty calendar days of completing the determinations required in WAC 388-14A-7700 and, if appropriate, receipt of any necessary information needed to process the case, the division of child support:(1) Asks the appropriate intrastate tribunal, or refers the case to the ap…

When acting as the initiating jurisdiction in an intergovernmental case, the division of child support (DCS) must:(1) Provide the responding jurisdiction (RJ) sufficient, accurate information to act on the case by submitting with each case any necessary documentation and intergov…

When the division of child support (DCS) receives a request for intergovernmental child support enforcement services from an Indian tribe, another state or another country, DCS is known as the responding jurisdiction (RJ). As the RJ, DCS must:(1) Accept and process an intergovern…

When the division of child support (DCS) receives an intergovernmental request for a determination of controlling order, DCS must:(1) File the controlling order determination request with the appropriate tribunal in its state within thirty calendar days of receipt of the request …

(1) When the division of child support (DCS) opens a IV-D case upon receipt of a request for intergovernmental child support enforcement services from an Indian tribe, another state, or another country and acts as the responding jurisdiction (RJ), DCS provides any necessary servi…

(1) Child support obligations for children in foster care are set according to the Washington state child support schedule (the WSCSS), found in chapter 26.19 RCW.(2) When a child or children are placed in foster care, DCS may use the administrative process to set a support oblig…

(1) Child support obligations for children in foster care are set according to chapter 26.19 RCW, without regard to how much the department is expending in foster care funds.(2) The administrative law judge or review judge may not limit the noncustodial parent's support obligatio…

(1) When the division of child support (DCS) collects child support on a foster care case, DCS sends the amounts collected to the department of children, youth, and families (DCYF), which administers foster care funds.(2) DCYF applies child support payments collected by DCS and d…

(1) The noncustodial parent (NCP) or parents (NCPs) satisfy their obligation to support the child or children by paying to the division of child support (DCS) the amount specified in a court order or administrative order, if a support order exists, when:(a) The department of chil…

(1) When the division of child support (DCS) is setting a support obligation for only one parent, DCS follows the steps set out in this section.(2) The noncustodial parent (NCP) for whom DCS is setting support is called the party NCP, because that parent is a party to the adminis…

(1) Prior to May 1, 2022, the division of child support (DCS) prepared an administrative support notice to establish a joint support obligation for the parents of a child in foster care, DCS followed the steps set out in this section for completing the worksheets under the Washin…

(1) RCW 26.23.040 requires all employers doing business in the state of Washington to comply with the employer reporting requirements regarding new hires.(2) For the purposes of this section, a "new hire" is defined as any person who resides or works in the state of Washington to…

(1) As provided in WAC 388-14A-3120(14), the noncustodial parent (NCP) and/or the mother of the child may request genetic testing, also called paternity tests, after the service of a notice and finding of parental responsibility.(2) After receiving a request for paternity tests, …

(1) If the department is providing or has provided cash assistance to the family, parties to a court order must give the division of child support (DCS) twenty calendar days prior notice of the entry of any final order and five days prior notice of the entry of any temporary orde…

(1) The division of child support (DCS) issues subpoenas requiring the production of documents or records, or appearance of witnesses, under RCW 34.05.588 and 74.04.290.(2) Compliance with DCS subpoenas is enforced under RCW 34.05.588 and 74.20A.350.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.0…

(1) Under RCW 26.23.030(2), the division of child support (DCS) has the authority to assess and collect interest on unpaid child support that has accrued under any support order entered into the Washington state support registry (WSSR).(2) DCS does not assess or collect interest …