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Mississippi State Profile |
Updated on 08 Jun 2007
Certified on 26 Sep 2007
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A. General/State-At-A-Glance |
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| A1. What is your State's program administration/operation type (State administered/State operated, State administered/County operated, or a combination)? |
State Administered - County Operated. |
| A2. How many local IV-D offices are in your State (excluding agencies with cooperative agreements)? |
84 offices across the state. |
| A3. With what types of agencies do you have cooperative agreements? |
TRW for New Hire; ReliaGene for Genetic Testing; and various state entities. |
| A4. Does your state have statutes setting forth the attorney-client relationship between the state's attorney and the agency only? |
Yes |
| A4.1. If so, what is the statutory citation? |
43-19-35 |
| A4.2. Did your state have the State's Bar Counsel issue an opinion setting for the attorney-client relationship? |
Yes, but the MS Bar Ethics Opinion said we should ask for an Attorney General's Opinion and the Attorney General's Opinion said we should ask for an Ethics Opinion. |
| A4.3. If so, please explain. |
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B. UIFSA |
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| B1. What is the enactment date of your State's Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)? |
07/01/1997 |
| B2. What is the effective date of your State's Act? |
07/01/1997 |
| B3. What is the statutory citation for your State's Act? |
Section 93-25-1 et. al, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| B4. What version of UIFSA has your state implemented (i.e the 1996 or 2001 version)? |
2001 |
| B4.1. If your state has implemented the 2001 version, when was it implemented? |
2001 |
| B5. Optional comments regarding your State's UIFSA Act. |
July 1, 2004 |
C. Reciprocity |
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| C1. With what foreign countries does your State reciprocate? |
Saskatchewan-Canada, Sweden, Manitoba- Canada, Ireland and Czechoslovakia. |
| C1.1. Does your state exercise its option to receive FFP for enforcement of spousal-only orders for foreign reciprocating countries? |
No |
| C1.2. If yes, please explain. |
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| C2. Has your State established reciprocity with any tribal courts? |
Yes |
| C2.1. If yes, list the tribes and identify services provided, if less than full services. |
Mississippi offers full services to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. |
D. Age of Majority |
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| D1. What is the age of majority in your State? |
21 years of age. |
| D2. What is the statutory cite for the age of majority? |
MCA Sections 93-5-23 & 93-11-65
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| D3. If not addressed in the order, at what age is child support automatically terminated as a matter of State law? Qualify, if necessary. |
21 years of age unless the order is not per child and there is more than one child. |
| D4. Does the date of the order impact what law is applied? |
No |
| D4.1. If so, please explain. |
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| D5. Does child support end if the child leaves the household but does not emancipate? |
No |
| D5.1. Optional comments regarding emancipation. |
A child may be emancipated by the court if the child: marries; discontinues full-time enrollment in school having attained the age of 18 (unless disabled); voluntarily establishes independant living arrangements, obtains full-time employment, and discontinues educational endeavors; joins the military and serves on a full-time basis; is convicted of a felony and incarcerated; or cohabits with another person without the approval of the parent obligated to pay support. |
| D6. Does your State allow support to be paid beyond the age of majority under any circumstances (e.g. the child is handicapped or in college)? |
Yes |
| D6.1. If so, please explain. |
If the parties agree, support may continue beyond the age of majority and some courts may order this if the child is handicapped. |
| D7. Does your state automatically reduce current support owed for remaining children after one of the children in an order reaches the age of majority or other wise emancipates? |
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| D7.1. If yes, please describe the procedure. |
Only if such a reduction is provided for in the order. |
E. Statute of Limitations |
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| E1. What is your State's statute of limitations for collection of past due support? |
General seven year statute, past age of majority. |
| E2. What is your State's statute of limitations for paternity establishment? |
18 years of age for IV-D cases. |
| E3. Is dormancy revival/renewal possible? |
No |
| E3.1. Please explain the circumstances when possible, and the length of time possible. |
Enrolling the judgment in the circuit court or any other judicial action can extend the seven-year statute of limitation. |
F. Support Details |
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| F1. What guideline type or method does your State use to calculate child support (e.g., Shared Income Model, Percentage of Income Model, Melson Formula)? |
Percentage of adjusted gross income. Percentage determined by number of children. |
| F2. Does your State charge interest on missed arrears? |
Yes |
| F2.1. If yes, please indicate the amount of interest charged and any related conditions. |
It depends on the order. |
| F3. Does your State charge interest on retroactive support? |
Yes |
| F3.1. If yes, please indicate the amount of interest charged and any related conditions. |
Yes, if and when a payment is missed; usually 8%. |
| F4. Does your State charge interest on adjudicated arrears? |
Yes |
| F4.1. If yes, please indicate the amount of interest charged and any related conditions. |
When ordered by the Court; usually 8%. |
| F5. Will your State enforce a medical debt for 50% of the uninsured portion of a medical bill? |
No |
| F5.1. If so, under what circumstances? |
The state will enforce orders entered by private counsel if the support is an amount certain and is being enforced in conjunction with child support. |
| F6. Have you elected to recover costs or charge fees in your State Plan? |
Yes |
| F6.1. If yes, what costs are recovered from/fees charged to the obligee? |
Court costs, genetic testing fees, application fees, and attorney fees are charged to the obligor if ordered by the court. |
| F6.2. What costs are recovered from/fees charged to the obligor? |
None |
| F7. Does your State recover costs on behalf of the initiating State? |
Yes |
| F7.1. Optional comments regarding recovering of initiating State's fees. |
If requested, we will ask it to be ordered. |
| F8. Please provide a citation for your State's long-arm statute to establish and/or enforce child support. |
MCA 93-11-67
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| F9. Does your State establish, enforce, or modify spousal maintenance orders? |
Yes |
| F9.1. If yes, under what circumstances? |
If ordered in conjunction with a child support order, we will enforce the spousal support order, but this is all we will do. |
| F10. Does your State require the initiating State to include information about the new spouse or partner upon a request for establishment or modification (See General Testimony, See AT 05-03)? |
No |
| F10.1. Optional comments regarding required information on spouse or partner. |
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G. Income Withholding |
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| G1. What term(s) does your State use to refer to income withholding (e.g., wage withholding)? |
Income Withholding. |
| G2. What specific source of income is not subject to withholding? |
SSI, Longshoreman
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| G3. Does your State have any limits on income withholding in addition to the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) limits? |
No |
| G3.1. If yes, what are those limits? |
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| G4. What is the allowable fee per pay period for processing income withholding payments? |
$5.00 per month per withholding order. |
| G5. After receiving an income withholding order or notice, what is the date by which the employer is required to implement income withholding? |
The next payment of income following 14 days of receipt of income withholding order. |
| G6. What is the date by which an employer must remit amounts withheld from an employee's pay? |
Seven days. |
| G7. What are your State's procedures for sanctioning employers for not implementing income withholding? |
Contempt action. |
| G8. What is the penalty to an employer for failure to remit payments withheld? |
The employer is responsible for the child support payments not withheld plus a fine of $100 or in cases of collusion, $500. |
| G9. Does your State allow direct income withholding of unemployment insurance benefits across State lines? |
No |
| G9.1. Optional comments regarding direct withholding of UI benefits across State lines. |
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| G10. Does your State allow direct income withholding of workers' compensation benefits across State lines? |
No |
| G10.1. Optional comments regarding direct withholding of WC benefits across State lines. |
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| G11. How does an obligor contest income withholding in your State? |
In chancery or county court. |
| G12. When the obligor has more than one claim for child support against his/her income, indicate your State's priority scheme for income withholding orders (e.g., employer should allocate available amount for withholding equally among all orders or prorate available amount across orders). |
The available amount is normally prorated across orders. |
| G12.1. If an employer in your State receives more than one income withholding order for child support from other States, can the employer request your assistance? |
No |
| G12.2. If assistance is not available, explain how employers should proceed. Please provide a citation for the State law that governs how they should proceed. |
MCA 93-11-111
For Additional Information - Click Here |
| G13. Does your state require any mandatory deductions, such as union dues, medical insurance premiums, etc., to arrive at net pay from gross pay when calculating disposable income for child support purposes? |
mandatory retirement |
| G14. When does your state require the employer to send notice of an employee's termination? |
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| G15. How long should an employer retain the IWO after termination of an employee, in anticipation of reinstating the withholding should the employee be rehired? |
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| G16. Does the State charge any fee to the obligor that the employer is required to withhold and remit to the State? |
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| G17. Does your State offer an alternate web-based payment mechanism in addition to paper and EFT/EDI? |
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| G18. Can a direct income withholding be sent to any of the following in your State: employer, financial institution (explain what institutions), Bureau of Workers Compensation, or other income payer? |
Yes, but only the employer |
| G19. If there is insufficient income for an employer to withhold for both the total amount of child support and medical support, describe your State's prioritization between child support and medical support. |
Child Support and then medical support unless the order specifies differently |
H. Paternity |
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| H1. When your State enters an order establishing paternity, are issues of custody and visitation also addressed? |
No |
| H1.1. If yes, please explain. |
The State does not petition the court for custody and visitation, but some courts will order custody and visitation anyway. |
| H2. What is the percentage of probability for genetic testing that creates a rebuttable or conclusive presumption of paternity? |
98% or greater creates a rebuttable presumption of paternity. |
| H3. Optional comments regarding paternity acknowledgment conclusive legislation. |
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| H4. What is the effective date of the State law that makes paternity acknowledgments conclusive? |
1992 |
| H4.1. Were acknowledgments prior to that effective date rebuttable? |
Yes |
| H4.2. Optional comments regarding paternity acknowledgments prior to that date. |
There is an Attorney General Opinion that allows us to use acknowledgements made before 1992 as conclusive now. |
| H5. Does marriage constitute a rebuttable presumption of paternity? |
Yes |
| H5.1. How is the presumption rebutted? |
In Chancery Court. |
| H6. If the father's name is on the birth certificate and paternity has not been established by any other means does this mean that paternity is conclusively determined? |
No |
| H6.1. If not, briefly explain. |
If the father's name is on the birth certificate, this creates a presumption of paternity. Some courts will disestablish paternity in Mississippi and then change the name on the birth certificate. |
| H7. Does your State have any other paternity-related presumptions? |
Yes |
| H7.1. If yes, briefly explain. |
Genetic testing results of 98% are rebuttably presumed to establish paternity. |
| H8. Does your State have a putative fathers' registry? |
No |
| H8.1. If so, what is the name of that entity? |
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| H9. Are there any fees for requesting searches, paternity documents, and data from your State Bureau of Vital Statistics? |
Yes |
| H9.1. Please describe any circumstances under which these fees may be waived. |
None |
| H10. Is common law marriage recognized in your State? |
No |
| H10.1. If yes, briefly describe the standard that defines common law marriage. |
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| H10.2. When did your current common law standard go into effect? |
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| H10.3. If there was a common law standard in effect prior to your current standard, what was that standard and when did it go into effect? |
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| H11. When the custodial parent and/or other witnesses are not able to appear in person for paternity hearings, what methods of testimony are acceptable (e.g., written, videotape, teleconferencing) |
Evidence of blood tests is enough in some courts. Others require testimony from the custodial parent. |
| H12. Please give the cite for your State's long arm statute and list any special provisions. |
? 93-25-9
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| H13. Does your State recover genetic testing costs for other States? |
No |
| H13.1. If so, please explain. |
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| H14. Are there any other documents that are required to get the father's name on the birth certificate (e.g. is an acknowledgement of paternity needed)? |
You need an acknowledgement of paternity or a court order but if another name is on the birth certificate the Department of Vital Statistics needs to be noticed and made a party to the Paternity Action. |
| H15. What is the effective date of the State law that makes a father's name on the birth certificate a conclusive determination of paternity? |
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| H16. If there is more than one child with the same custodial parent, and the same alleged father, should one set of documents be sent to your state (with a paternity affidavit for each child) or should a separate packet be sent for each child? |
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I. Support Order Establishment |
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| I1. Does your State use an administrative or a judicial process to establish a support obligation? |
Judicial. |
| I1.1. If your State can establish under both, under what circumstances would the administrative process be used? |
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| I1.2. Under what circumstances would the judicial process be used? |
All primary actions. |
| I1.3. If your State uses an administrative process, provide the statutory citations for your State's administrative procedures. |
43-19-31
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| I2. In setting support under your State's guidelines, whose income is considered in addition to the NCP (e.g., new spouse's or child's) |
None |
| I3. What criteria for rebutting your presumptive guidelines have been established in your State? |
Extraordinary medical expenses, income of the child, shared needs, and agreements. |
| I4. Will your State establish support orders for prior periods? |
Yes |
| I4.1. If so, for what prior periods (e.g., birth of the child, date of separation, prenatal expenses, 5 years retroactive)? |
One year. |
| I4.2. What information or documentation does your State require to proceed? |
Proof of paternity. |
| I4.3. Will your State allow a petition for support when the only issue is retroactive support? |
Yes |
| I4.4. If there are limitations upon your State's ability to establish support for prior periods, please specify. |
One year. |
| I5. What actions can your State perform using the administrative process? Does your State use an administrative process for paternity, establishment, modification and the enforcement of child support? |
Our state is primarily judicial |
| I6. What is your State's statutory authority for the administrative process? |
43-19-31
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| I7. Is there a local State law that allows the interstate administrative subpoena? |
Yes. |
| I8. Does your State require that a custodial person (who is not one of the biological parents) to have legal custody of a child before establishing an order for support for that child when public assistance is being expended? |
No. |
| I9. Does your State require that a custodial person (who is not one of the biological parents) to have legal custody of a child before establishing an order for support for that child when public assistance is/or is not being expended? |
No. |
| I10. Does your State require that a custodial person (who is not one of the biological parents) to have legal custody of a child before enforcing an order for support that was issued as the biological parents as the parties for non public assistance cases? |
No. |
| I11. When your state has issued an order that reserves support, and now child support should be ordered, should the other state request an establishment or a modification action? |
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J. Support Enforcement |
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| J1. Indicate whether your state has the following enforcement remedies available. Also indicate what procedures are available (i.e, judicial, administrative, or both? |
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| J1.1. Are your State income tax refund procedures judicial, administrative, or both? |
Administrative |
| J2. Is the lien process in your State judicial, administrative or both? |
Judicial. |
| J2.1. What are the trigger criteria for filing a lien? |
Judgment |
| J2.2. Where is your State liens filed? |
State, County, Local Circuit Clerk's Office. |
| J2.3. Does your State charge a fee for filing a lien? |
Yes |
| J2.4. If so, please indicate the amount. |
$7.50 per document. |
| J.3. Does your State enforce property seizure and sale? |
Yes |
| J3.1. Are the property seizure and sale procedures judicial, administrative, or both? |
Judical only for Real Property |
| J4. Are the MSFIDM Freeze and Seize procedures in your State judicial, administrative, or both? |
Judicial. |
| J4.1. When must a non-custodial parent (NCP) receive notice that a MSFIDM Freeze and Seize action is an enforcement remedy and may be used by the State to collect deliquent child support? |
When case becomes delinquent. |
| J4.2. Does your State's income withholding definition include amounts in financial institutions? |
No |
| J4.3. Does a new notice have to be sent when intent to Freeze and Seize is sent? |
Yes |
| J4.3.1 If so, who notifies the NCP, the State or Financial Institution? |
We do. |
| J5. What are the time frames if a new notice of intent to Freeze and Seize must be sent? |
45 days from commencement of the action. |
| J5.1. What are the criteria that must be met to deem an obligor eligible for Freeze and Seize action in your state? |
$250 minimum delinquency. Two month delinquency. IRA accounts are exempted. |
| J5.2. What is the minimum dollar amount that the obligor must be delinquent prior to becoming eligible for asset seizure? |
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| J5.3. Is there a specified amount of time for the obligor to be delinquent prior to proceeding with Freeze and Seize? |
45 days or until there is a court decision. |
| J5.3. 1. If yes, please provide the time frame. |
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| J5.4. Are only a certain percentage of the obligor's financial assets eligible for Freeze and Seize? |
No |
| J5.4.1. If yes, please provide the percentage. |
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| J5.4.2 . Is the percentage different for joint accounts? |
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| J5.4.3. If yes, please provide the amount. |
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| J5.5. Does your state require that a minimum amount of money must be in a financial account for the funds to be eligible for Freeze and Seize action? If so please provide the amount. |
No. |
| J5.6. Who is responsible for applying the minimum amount, your State or the Financial Institution? |
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| J5.7. How long does the obligor and/or account holders have to contact your State child support enforcement and/or court to challenge the Freeze and Seize action? |
45 days |
| J5.8. If State law and/or policy allows for a second contest to Freeze and Seize action, how long does the obligor and/or joint account holder have to contact your state child support agency or court to challenge the Freeze and Seize action? |
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| J5.9. On what basis can an obligor and/or other account holder challenge/contest a freeze and seize action? |
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| J5.10. Is your State's complaint review process judicial, administrative or both? |
Judicial based on mistaken identity or mistake in overdue support amount. |
| J5.11. What are your State's penalties for incorrect seizures? |
Court determination. |
| J5.12. Is the second challenge administrative, judicial or both? |
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| J5.13. What are your State's appeal time frame, unique appeal requirements and recourse for non-debtor accounts? |
45 days from receipt of notice. No unique requirements. Non-debtor has same appeal rights as obligor. |
| J5.14. Is the Freeze and Seize operation in your state centralized or automated? |
Centralized. Practically automated. |
| J5.15. Are there additional Freeze and Seize requirements or limitations not otherwise noted in this profile? |
None. |
| J5.16. Has your state established a minimum benefit amount that must be met for a financial institution to proceed with the Freeze and Seize action? |
No |
| J5.16.1. If yes, what is the amount? |
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| J5.17. Does your state have procedures in place to liquidate non-liquid assets (e.g., stocks, bonds, etc)? |
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| J5.17.1 If yes, please provide the state authority and the procedures Financial Institutions should follow to liquidate non-liquid assets. |
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| J5.18. Does your state law/policy instruct the Financial Institution or state to hold the frozen assets during the challenge/appeal time frame and/or freeze period? |
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| J5.19. How long does the Financial Institution have to send the obligor's assets to your state child support enforcement agency? |
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| J5.19.1 . If yes, please define. |
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| J6. Does your state withhold state funds or benefits? |
Yes |
| J6.1. If yes, is the method of withholding state benefits judicial, administrative, or both? |
Administrative |
| J7. Please describe any other administrative enforcement procedures your state may have. |
Administrative lien, subpoena, requests for information from employers, credit reporting, and license suspension. |
| J8. Please describe any other judicial enforcement procedures your state may have. |
Arrest for civil contempt, State criminal prosecution, or Federal Prosecution. |
| J9. If your state has established specific procedures for registering administrative liens, what are the procedures that another state must follow? |
For real property, liens must be enrolled in the proper circuit court. For assets such as financial institutions no enrollment is needed.
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| J10. Which of our state's enforcement remedies are available without registration? |
Administrative liens on certain assets, such as assets in financial institution assets. |
| J11. Describe your state's registration and enforcement procedures. |
Register the lien in court. |
| J12. After registration, describe additional judicial procedures required, if any, to enforce a support order. |
Judicial contempt for arrest. |
| J13. Has your state adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (UEFJA)? |
No |
| J13.1. If yes, please provide the statutory citation. |
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| J14. Does your state's law require financial institutions doing business in your state to accept Freeze and Seize actions directly from other states? |
No |
| J14.1. If no, describe the process for a Freeze and Seize action from another state's IV-D agency (e.g., Transmittal #3, Transmittal #1, and list additional documentation required). |
Transmittal #3 or #1 or a combination of the two depending on the services requested. |
| J15. Does your state use credit bureau reporting as an enforcement method? |
Yes |
| J16. Provide which credit bureaus your state report an obligor's child support information? |
TransUnion, Innois, and Equifax |
| J17. Is the method for credit bureau reporting judicial, administrative or both? |
Administrative |
| J18. In an interstate case, does your state report an obligor's child support information to credit bureaus when it is the initiating state, the responding state, or both? |
Yes, on initiating cases. |
| J19. What are your state's criteria for reporting an obligor's child support information to credit bureaus? |
The obligor has a court order for payments and is at least one month in arrears. |
K. Modification and Review/Adjustment |
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| K1. With what frequency are reviews conducted in IV-D cases (e.g., every year, every three years)? |
Every three years. |
| K2. On what basis are the reviews conducted (e.g., on request of the CP, NCP in non-TANF cases, automatically in TANF cases)? |
On written request of the non-custodial or custodial parent. |
| K3. Briefly describe your State's modification procedure. |
A review of all case information is completed and a determination is made if there has been a 25% change in circumstances. If so, a petition for modification is filed and completed within 180 days. |
| K4. What are your criteria for modification (e.g., $50 or 20% from present order)? |
25% change in ordered amount. |
| K5. Which of the following criteria for demonstrating a change in circumstances apply, if any? |
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| K5.1. The earnings of the obligor have substantially increased or decreased. |
Yes |
| K5.2. The earnings of the obligee have substantially increased or decreased. |
Yes |
| K5.3. The needs of a party or the child(ren) have substantially increased or decreased. |
Yes |
| K5.4. The cost of living as measured by the Federal Bureau of Vital Statistics has changed. |
No |
| K5.5. The child(ren) have extraordinary medical expenses not covered by insurance. |
Yes |
| K5.6. There has been a substantial change in child care expenses. |
Yes |
| K5.7. What other criteria does your state use for demonstrating a change in circumstances or comments regarding change of circumstances? |
Custody arrangements |
| K6. Does your State have cost of living adjustments (COLAs)? |
No |
| K6.1. If so, what index does your State use? |
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| K7. How does your state credit SSA disability to current and past due support? |
SSA/DIB under Title II can be garnished and child support set on this amount but SSI under Title XVI cannot be garnished and child support is not set on this amount. |
| K8. Does your state abate support? For example, when the child is not living with the custodial parent for more than 30 days and there has not been a change in custody, or when the noncustodial parent is in prison, etc. |
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| K8.1. If so, please explain the situation? |
The early emancipation of the child under certain circumstances if by court order. |
| K8.2. What is the statutory cite for your abatement law? |
No statutory cite; caselaw.
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| K8.3. What documents are required for each type of referral other than UIFSA referrals? For example, pay records and certifications for TANF, etc. |
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| K8.4. Please provide information to obtain copies of paternity acknowledgements/affidavits and birth records, including where to make requests and the cost of processing the requests. |
The Acknowledgement of Paternity can only be done at the Department of Vital Statistics or at our Department. A copy of a birth certificate can be requested from the Department of Vital Statistics. Mississippi Vital Records, State Dept of Health 571 Stadium Dr. PO Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215 (601) 576-7960 Fax: (601) 576-7505 Birth $7.00-12.00 |
| K9. What information is required to register an out-of-state order for enforcement/modification? |
A proper UIFSA packet, including a certified order and a new AOA, properly requesting we collect our own attorneys fees and costs and a finacial statement showing the needs of the child and proof of the NCP's income and in some instances proof of service of process and the law of that state on service of process. |
L. Lump Sum Payments |
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| L1. Does your state define a lump sum payment? |
No |
| L1.1 If yes, please provide your state's definition. (Be specific, i.e., severance pay, incentives, relocation lump sum payments, ect)? |
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| L1.2 Provide the statutory citation. |
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| L2. Does your state law require employers to report lump sum payments? |
No |
| L2.1 If yes, please provide the statutory citation or rule requiring employers to report this information. |
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| L3. Are employers required to report lump sums for all income withholding orders (including cases with no arrears)? |
No |
| L3.1 If yes, what is the threshold amount at which a lump sum payment must be reported? |
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| L4. How are employers instructed to report a pending lump sum? |
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| L5. Provide the timeframe within which the child support enforcement agency must respond to the employer with instructions for attaching the lump sum. |
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| L6. How long must the employer hold the lump sum before releasing the payment to the custodial parent? |
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| L7. Does your state use the income withholding order to attach the lump sum payment? |
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| L7.1 If yes, is it noted on the original order or is it sent specifically to cover the lump sum? |
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| L8. Does your state use the lien/levy process to attach the lump sum payment? |
Yes |
| L8.1 If yes, what is the name of the document your state uses to attach lump sum payment? |
Notice of Lien. |
| L9. What other documents does your state use to attach lump sum payments? |
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| L10. Does your state require the consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) limits to be applied to lump sum payments? |
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| L10.1 If yes, what are those limits? |
For Additional Information - No Link Provided |
| L10.2 If no, what percentage is the employer required to withhold? |
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| L11 If an employer pays the lump sum in addition to regular wages, in a single payment, would the CCPA limits apply? |
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| L11.1 If yes, would the employer only withhold for that period's obligation? |
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