Home About Us Testimonials Services FAQ Links Contact Child Support Laws Search By State: Find your State.	Utah State Profile Updated on 27 Feb 2007 Certified on 18 Sep 2007 A. General/State-At-A-Glance B. UIFSA C. Reciprocity D. Age of Majority E. Statute of Limitations F. Support Details G. Income Withholding H. Paternity I. Support Order Establishment J. Support Enforcement K. Modification and Review/Adjustment L. Lump Sum Payments A. General/State-At-A-Glance A1. What is your State's program administration/operation type (State administered/State operated, State administered/County operated, or a combination)? State Administered/State Operated. A2. How many local IV-D offices are in your State (excluding agencies with cooperative agreements)? 6 Regional Offices. A3. With what types of agencies do you have cooperative agreements? Attorney General's Office, Process Service Companies, DNA Diagnostic Companies, and Office of State Debt Collection. 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?   A4.2. Did your state have the State's Bar Counsel issue an opinion setting for the attorney-client relationship? www.utahbar.org/rules ops pols/ethics opinions/op 99 02.html, www.utahbar.org/rules ops pols/ethics opinions/op 115.html, www.utahbar.org/rules ops pols/ethics opinions/op 99.html A4.3. If so, please explain.   B. UIFSA B1. What is the enactment date of your State's Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)? 04/28/1996 B2. What is the effective date of your State's Act? 07/01/1996 B3. What is the statutory citation for your State's Act? U.C.A 78-45f-100-901. 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? July 2004 B5. Optional comments regarding your State's UIFSA Act.   C. Reciprocity C1. With what foreign countries does your State reciprocate? Alberta, British Columbia, British Isles, England, France, Germany, Manitoba, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Norway, Ontario, Poland, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales, West Germany and Yukon territory. 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.   C2. Has your State established reciprocity with any tribal courts? No C2.1. If yes, list the tribes and identify services provided, if less than full services.   D. Age of Majority D1. What is the age of majority in your State? 18 years of age or has graduated from high school during the child's normal and expected year of graduation, which ever occurs later. D2. What is the statutory cite for the age of majority? U.C.A. 78-45-7.10. For Additional Information D3. If not addressed in the order, at what age is child support automatically terminated as a matter of State law? Qualify, if necessary. For orders issued after July 1, 1994, 18 years of age or has graduated from high school during the child's normal and expected year of graduation, which ever occurs later. For order issued prior to July 1, 1994 the age when child support is automatically terminated is 18. D4. Does the date of the order impact what law is applied? Yes D4.1. If so, please explain. See D3 D5. Does child support end if the child leaves the household but does not emancipate? No D5.1. Optional comments regarding emancipation.   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. By court order. 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? Yes D7.1. If yes, please describe the procedure. The guidelines worksheet is recalculated with the only change being that one less child is included. E. Statute of Limitations E1. What is your State's statute of limitations for collection of past due support? The majority of the last child in the order, plus 4 years unless a sum-certain judgment has been taken (support has been reduced to a judgment and the eight year statute of limitations allow collection for a longer time period). E2. What is your State's statute of limitations for paternity establishment? The child's 18th birthday; 4 year statute of limitations on arrearages when establishing paternity is pursued privately. The IV-D office does not pursue arrears on paternity cases prior to the date of the paternity notice. E3. Is dormancy revival/renewal possible? Yes E3.1. Please explain the circumstances when possible, and the length of time possible. Judgments may be renewed by court order prior to expiring. The IV-D office does not pursue judgment renewals. F. Support Details 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)? Income Shares. F2. Does your State charge interest on missed arrears? No F2.1. If yes, please indicate the amount of interest charged and any related conditions.   F3. Does your State charge interest on retroactive support? No F3.1. If yes, please indicate the amount of interest charged and any related conditions.   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. Federal post-judgment rate plus 2% on judgments. Rate changes each January. F5. Will your State enforce a medical debt for 50% of the uninsured portion of a medical bill? Yes F5.1. If so, under what circumstances? If the uninsured medical portion has been reduced to a sum-certain judgment by the parent. 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? Charge the custodial parent for payment processing ($5.00 per check with a $10.00 limit per month) and Federal Tax offset ($25.00). F6.2. What costs are recovered from/fees charged to the obligor? Charge the obligor for each payment made by income withholding ($3.50 per check with a $7.00 limit per month). This only applies to Utah orders dated January 1, 1994 through July 1, 1997. F7. Does your State recover costs on behalf of the initiating State? Yes F7.1. Optional comments regarding recovering of initiating State's fees. Genetic testing costs. F8. Please provide a citation for your State's long-arm statute to establish and/or enforce child support. U.C.A. 78-27-23, 78-45a-2, 78-45e-1 through 4, and 78-45f-201 & 202. F9. Does your State establish, enforce, or modify spousal maintenance orders? Yes F9.1. If yes, under what circumstances? Will not establish; Will enforce and modify in conjunction with a child support obligation. Will continue to enforce after the child support obligation ends if income withholding is already in place. 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. If the parties wish to receive a present family credit in establishment or modifcation, information on the new spouse will be required before the credit c an be calculated. G. Income Withholding G1. What term(s) does your State use to refer to income withholding (e.g., wage withholding)? Notice to Withhold (NTW), for "Income Withholding." G2. What specific source of income is not subject to withholding? Means tested income (i.e. IV-A, SSI). For Additional Information - No Link Provided G3. Does your State have any limits on income withholding in addition to the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) limits? Yes G3.1. If yes, what are those limits? 50% of disposable income after mandatory deductions; up to 65% in some cases to meet all current support obligations. G4. What is the allowable fee per pay period for processing income withholding payments? May charge a one time fee of $25.00. 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 pay period. G6. What is the date by which an employer must remit amounts withheld from an employee's pay? Within 7 days. G7. What are your State's procedures for sanctioning employers for not implementing income withholding? 1. Administrative non-wage garnishment 2. If #1 is not effective, the employer is referred to the Attorney General's Office for judicial enforcement. G8. What is the penalty to an employer for failure to remit payments withheld? Liability for willfully failing to withhold is $1,000, or the accumulated amount which should have been withheld, whichever is greater. Liability for late payments is $50, or 10% of the withheld amount for each late payment, whichever is greater. 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. The withholding request must be sent to Utah's IV-D agency. The Unemployment Compensation Agency is not defined as an "employer." 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. The withholding request must be sent to Utah's IV-D agency. The Worker's Compensation Agency is not defined as an "employer." G11. How does an obligor contest income withholding in your State? Send in a written request contesting income withholding. 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). Current supports for all claims are honored first. If there is not enough money to cover all, current support is prorated. Utah's arrears have priority over other States' arrears. 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? Yes 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. Utah employer - contact the Office of Recovery Services/Child Support Services to establish priorities for allocating the support withheld. Out-of-state employer - follow the laws of the non-custodial parent?s work state to establish priorities for allocating the support withheld. For Additional Information - No Link Provided 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? No G14. When does your state require the employer to send notice of an employee's termination?   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? Indefinitely - UCA 62A-11-408(2)&(3) G16. Does the State charge any fee to the obligor that the employer is required to withhold and remit to the State? Charge the obligor for each payment made by income withholding ($3.50 per check with a $7.00 limit per month). This only applies to Utah orders dated January 1, 1994 through July 1, 1997. G17. Does your State offer an alternate web-based payment mechanism in addition to paper and EFT/EDI? No 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? Direct income withholding can be sent to an 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. Current child support should always be paid first, however, the NCP can ask the employer to continue withholding the medical support amount and exceed CCPA limits. H. Paternity H1. When your State enters an order establishing paternity, are issues of custody and visitation also addressed? No H1.1. If yes, please explain.   H2. What is the percentage of probability for genetic testing that creates a rebuttable or conclusive presumption of paternity? 99.33% or higher. H3. Optional comments regarding paternity acknowledgment conclusive legislation. It is conclusive unless it is successfully challenged or rescinded. H4. What is the effective date of the State law that makes paternity acknowledgments conclusive? 07/01/1997 H4.1. Were acknowledgments prior to that effective date rebuttable? Yes H4.2. Optional comments regarding paternity acknowledgments prior to that date.   H5. Does marriage constitute a rebuttable presumption of paternity? Yes H5.1. How is the presumption rebutted? Court action required or genetic test results. 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. It is merely evidence of paternity. H7. Does your State have any other paternity-related presumptions? No H7.1. If yes, briefly explain.   H8. Does your State have a putative fathers' registry? Yes H8.1. If so, what is the name of that entity? Department of Health/Office of Vital Records and Statistics. 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? Yes H10.1. If yes, briefly describe the standard that defines common law marriage. Paternity must still be legally established. Determination of common law marriage must be made during the relationship or one-year after its termination. Unknown. H10.2. When did your current common law standard go into effect? 1987 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? No law in effect prior to 1987. 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) Written, teleconferencing, videotape, or other electronic means. H12. Please give the cite for your State's long arm statute and list any special provisions. U.C.A. 78-27-24, 78-45a-2, 78-45e-1 through 4, and 78-45f-201. H13. Does your State recover genetic testing costs for other States? Yes H13.1. If so, please explain. As requested by other state. 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)? Copy of court or administrative order or acknowledgment of paternity and payment of fee upon filing with the Office of Vital Records and Statistics. 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?   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? One set of document with a paternity affidavit for each child. I. Support Order Establishment I1. Does your State use an administrative or a judicial process to establish a support obligation? Primarily Administrative, Judicial as needed. I1.1. If your State can establish under both, under what circumstances would the administrative process be used? No prior judicial order exists or a prior judicial order authorizes use of administrative process. I1.2. Under what circumstances would the judicial process be used? A prior judicial order exists or involves a minor parent. U.C.A. 62A-11-304.2, 63-46b. I1.3. If your State uses an administrative process, provide the statutory citations for your State's administrative procedures. U.C.A. 62A-11-301 through 328, authorizes the administrative process; U.C.A. 63-46b Utah Administrative Procedures Act (UAPA). 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) Both CP'ss & NCP's income are used. A current spouse's income may be used to determine present family credit. I3. What criteria for rebutting your presumptive guidelines have been established in your State? Amount would be unjust, inappropriate, or not in the best interest of the child. 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)? In conjunction with establishing a current support obligation only. Paternity cases: prior period from date of paternity notice forward (no arrears pursued on paternity cases). Non-paternity cases: prior period up to four years at time of notice, but not to exceed the earlier of the IV-A date of eligibility or date of IV-D application on Non-IV-A cases. I4.2. What information or documentation does your State require to proceed? Time periods and parents income information. 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. Cannot establish suppor for prior periods on emancipated child(ren). 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? Paternity and order establishment, modification of existing administrative orders. I6. What is your State's statutory authority for the administrative process? Utah Administrative Procedures Act (UAPA) UCA 63-46b. For Additional Information - No Link Provided I7. Is there a local State law that allows the interstate administrative subpoena?   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? Yes 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? We rely on the issuing state's laws to determine whether support follows the child and under what circumstances. 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? Establishment (Utah uses the phrase "establishment by modification" internally) because there is no dollar amount. J. Support Enforcement J1. Indicate whether your state has the following enforcement remedies available. Also indicate what procedures are available (i.e, judicial, administrative, or both?   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? Administrative J2.1. What are the trigger criteria for filing a lien? $150 TANF, $500 Non-TANF - one month delinquent, received annual notice plus 30 days delinquent, no bankruptcy, and no good cause. J2.2. Where is your State liens filed? County. J2.3. Does your State charge a fee for filing a lien? No J2.4. If so, please indicate the amount.   J.3. Does your State enforce property seizure and sale? Yes J3.1. Are the property seizure and sale procedures judicial, administrative, or both? Judicial. However, the IV-D agency does not currently execute on real property. J4. Are the MSFIDM Freeze and Seize procedures in your State judicial, administrative, or both? Judicial and Administrative 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? The State. J5. What are the time frames if a new notice of intent to Freeze and Seize must be sent? Simultaneously. J5.1. What are the criteria that must be met to deem an obligor eligible for Freeze and Seize action in your state? $150 minimum delinquency for TANF, $500 minimum delinquency non-TANF and at least more than one month delinquent. No account exempt. J5.2. What is the minimum dollar amount that the obligor must be delinquent prior to becoming eligible for asset seizure? $150 minimum delinquency for TANF, $500 minimum delinquency non-TANF. The value of the asset must exceed the costs associated with the asset seizure. J5.3. Is there a specified amount of time for the obligor to be delinquent prior to proceeding with Freeze and Seize? Yes J5.3. 1. If yes, please provide the time frame. 60 days. J5.4. Are only a certain percentage of the obligor's financial assets eligible for Freeze and Seize? Yes J5.4.1. If yes, please provide the percentage. Any amount available over a $2,000.00 threshold. J5.4.2 . Is the percentage different for joint accounts? No J5.4.3. If yes, please provide the amount. Any portion that can be shown to belong to a non-obligated joint owner will not be levied. 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. Yes, current IV-D agency procedures require over $2,000.00. J5.6. Who is responsible for applying the minimum amount, your State or the Financial Institution? State, prior to issuing the lien; Financial Institution ater receiving the lien. 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? 15 Calendar 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? 15 Calendar days. J5.9. On what basis can an obligor and/or other account holder challenge/contest a freeze and seize action? - Case is currently under adminsitrative review. - Some or all funds are exempt as theya re from Federal or State benefits. - Not the obligor. - Some or all funds do not belong to the obligor. - Contesting the past-due amount alleged. J5.10. Is your State's complaint review process judicial, administrative or both? Administrative or judicial. J5.11. What are your State's penalties for incorrect seizures? None. J5.12. Is the second challenge administrative, judicial or both? Administrative or judicial. J5.13. What are your State's appeal time frame, unique appeal requirements and recourse for non-debtor accounts? 15 calendar days from date of notice. Financial institution sends non-debtor notice if non-debtor lives at a different address. IV-D agency sends notice to non-debtor if non-debtor lives at same address as obligor. Non-debtor has same appeal rights as obligor. J5.14. Is the Freeze and Seize operation in your state centralized or automated? Not centralized. Not 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?   J5.16.1. If yes, what is the amount?   J5.17. Does your state have procedures in place to liquidate non-liquid assets (e.g., stocks, bonds, etc)?   J5.17.1 If yes, please provide the state authority and the procedures Financial Institutions should follow to liquidate non-liquid assets.   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? Yes. J5.19. How long does the Financial Institution have to send the obligor's assets to your state child support enforcement agency? 21 Calendar Days. J5.19.1 . If yes, please define.   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. Automated Annual Notice of Past-due Support (Super Notice). J8. Please describe any other judicial enforcement procedures your state may have.   J9. If your state has established specific procedures for registering administrative liens, what are the procedures that another state must follow? File an Interstate Lien with the appropriate Clerk of Court where the property is located. For Additional Information - No Link Provided J10. Which of our state's enforcement remedies are available without registration? All administrative enforcement procedures are available, as long as the orders are not contested. J11. Describe your state's registration and enforcement procedures. Judicially referred. J12. After registration, describe additional judicial procedures required, if any, to enforce a support order. None. J13. Has your state adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (UEFJA)? No J13.1. If yes, please provide the statutory citation. See 62A-11-315.5, Enforcement of Liens Arising in Another State. All administrative enforcement procedures are available, as long as the orders are not contested. 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). Send the federal Notice of Lien directly to the financial institution. 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? Experian, TransUnion, 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? The responding state. J19. What are your state's criteria for reporting an obligor's child support information to credit bureaus? Arrears must be equal to $150.00 (IV-A TANF) or $500.00 (Non-TANF) and be greater than three times the current support amount due. K. Modification and Review/Adjustment K1. With what frequency are reviews conducted in IV-D cases (e.g., every year, every three years)? Every three years or as requested. K2. On what basis are the reviews conducted (e.g., on request of the CP, NCP in non-TANF cases, automatically in TANF cases)? By request of the CP, NCP or by the request of the state. K3. Briefly describe your State's modification procedure. Income information is gathered and the state guidelines are applied. Modifications are pursued when amount of change meets the statutory threshold. K4. What are your criteria for modification (e.g., $50 or 20% from present order)? 10% , if it has been 3 years since present order date; change in circumstances and 15% , if it has been less than 3 years. K5. Which of the following criteria for demonstrating a change in circumstances apply, if any?   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. No 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. No K5.7. What other criteria does your state use for demonstrating a change in circumstances or comments regarding change of circumstances? Material change in custody. Material changes in wealth or assets of the parties. For a complete list, see UCA 78-45-7.2. K6. Does your State have cost of living adjustments (COLAs)? No K6.1. If so, what index does your State use?   K7. How does your state credit SSA disability to current and past due support? If child receives money on behalf of a disabled parent, credit is given. 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. Yes K8.1. If so, please explain the situation? Parent-time reduction (see K8.2). For prison only if a reduction provision was included in the original support order. K8.2. What is the statutory cite for your abatement law? Parent-time reduction: UCA 78-45-7.11 Support Follows the Child: UCA 78-45-4.4 No statute cite for prison abatement. 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. None. 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. Submit a written request on agency letterhead to the Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, PO Box 141012, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012 . The written request must include all identifying birth information, a copy of the requestor?s badge for identification purposes, and the $15.00 fee payable to ?Utah Department of Health.? K9. What information is required to register an out-of-state order for enforcement/modification? For enforcement  the Child Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 Initial Request and the registration Statement. For modification  the Child Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 Initial Request, Uniform Support Petition, General Testimony, and the Registration Statement. L. Lump Sum Payments 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)? N/A L1.2 Provide the statutory citation. N/A 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. N/A 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? N/A L4. How are employers instructed to report a pending lump sum? N/A L5. Provide the timeframe within which the child support enforcement agency must respond to the employer with instructions for attaching the lump sum. N/A L6. How long must the employer hold the lump sum before releasing the payment to the custodial parent? N/A L7. Does your state use the income withholding order to attach the lump sum payment? No L7.1 If yes, is it noted on the original order or is it sent specifically to cover the lump sum? N/A 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 Levy L9. What other documents does your state use to attach lump sum payments? N/A L10. Does your state require the consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) limits to be applied to lump sum payments? No L10.1 If yes, what are those limits? N/A For Additional Information - No Link Provided L10.2 If no, what percentage is the employer required to withhold? N/A L11 If an employer pays the lump sum in addition to regular wages, in a single payment, would the CCPA limits apply? No L11.1 If yes, would the employer only withhold for that period's obligation?

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