STATE

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under UIFSA/IRI Model

LIMITED SERVICES

§         Requests for Limited Services that are one-time and usually manual do not require a case to be built.  Examples of these kinds of requests include supplying copies of court orders, providing assistance with service of process or genetic testing, and obtaining answers for interrogatories or obtaining a party’s signature on a form.

§         Requests for Limited Services that are typically on-going, require document generation, payment processing and are usually automated require a case to be built.  Examples of these kinds of requests include state tax offset, lottery intercept, license suspension, establishment of paternity and establishment of an order.

§         All cases that are established in response to a Limited Service request are reported to the Federal Case Registry and are counted as cases on the Federal Reports.

§         Case Manager States have the option of making Limited Service requests to pursue specific enforcement remedies or they can request all in-state (Responding State) enforcement remedies.

§         Responding States have the option of pursuing the specific remedy requested or all in-state remedies (except Federal Administrative Offset and Credit Bureau Reporting) regardless of the request, based on its policies and system capabilities.

§         Case Closure remains an outstanding issue.  In general, the thinking is that closure criteria will need to be modified to meet the needs of UIFSA and the IRI Model.