R527-34-2. Non-IV-A Services

  1. ORS/CSS will provide the following services to recipients of child support services:

  a. Attempt to locate the obligor;

  b. Attempt to collect the current child support amount;

  c. Attempt to collect past-due child support which is owed on behalf of a child, regardless of whether the child is a minor;

  d. Attempt to enforce court-ordered spousal support if the minor child of the parties resides with the obligee and ORS/CSS is enforcing the child support order; ORS/CSS will only continue to collect spousal support after the child has emancipated if:

  i. income withholding is already in effect; and,

  ii. the child(ren) still resides with the obligee;

  e. Attempt to collect child care expenses if the past-due amount has been reduced to a sum-certain judgment;

  f. Attempt to collect ongoing child care expenses if all of the following criteria are met:

  i. the obligor or the obligee made a specific request for ORS/CSS to collect ongoing child care;

  ii. the child care obligation is included as a specific monthly dollar amount in a court order along with a child support obligation; and,

  iii. neither parent is disputing the monthly child care amount;

  g. Attempt to collect medical support if the amount is specified as a monthly amount due in the order or has been reduced to a sum-certain judgment;

  h. Attempt to enforce medical insurance if either parent has been ordered to maintain insurance;

  i. Attempt to establish paternity;

  j. Review the support order for possible adjustment of the support amount, in compliance with R527-231.

  2. ORS/CSS adopts the federal regulations as published in 45 CFR 302.33 (2010) which are incorporated by reference. 45 CFR 302.33 provides options which ORS/CSS may elect to implement. ORS/CSS elected to implement the following options:

  a. ORS/CSS has elected to charge no application fee to applicants for child support enforcement services.

  b. ORS/CSS has elected to recover costs from the individual receiving child support enforcement services. The costs which will be recovered are listed in R527-35-2.

  c. ORS/CSS has elected not to recover from the non-custodial parent the costs listed in R527-35-2 which are paid by the individual receiving child support services.