STATE

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under UIFSA/IRI Model

DISTRIBUTION AND ACCOUNTING

§         All States with an arrears balance will send those arrears balances to the Case Manager state with identification of Permanently and Conditionally (optional) assigned arrears that make up the balance.

§         Responding States pursue enforcement only if requested to do so by the Case Manager State, however, Responding State never includes Federal Offset as an enforcement remedy.

§         Responding States are responsible for collecting support and forwarding it to the Case Manager State.

§         The Case Manager will be the only state sending money to the family.

§         Case Manager must have assignment information associated with out of state arrears debts.  Federal Offset payments must be allocated to Conditional and Permanently assigned arrears on all debts by the Case Manager State.  All other payments to arrears are allocated only to Permanently assigned arrears.

§         Case Manager State must allocate payments to all debts with assigned arrears, in proportion to the balance of the debts.

§         Responding States will only be receiving/applying payments allocated to assigned arrears by the Case Manager State.

§         Responding States send updated arrears balances, including assignment information, to Case Manager on a monthly basis to allow accurate accounting and allocation of arrears.

§         The States claiming interest on assigned arrears are responsible for sending any updated interest balances to the Case Manager State monthly.