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*Appendix-C-16-001* *Appendix-C-16-001* OKLAHOMADEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Oklahoma Child Support Enforcement Division Every child has the right to support from both parents. Child Support Services and Responsibilities Oklahoma Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) can help: •locate the parent(s) of a child or the assets of the parent(s); • establish paternity for a child; • obtain a child support order from court for a child, including medical support; • enforce unpaid child and medical insurance support; • collect child support payments; • review and change child support orders; and • take any of these actions across state lines and in many other countries\ . Appendix C-16 Child Support Services and Responsibilities Page 2 of 4 OKDHS revised 7-1-2007 Appendix C-16 Child Support Services and Responsibilities • Child care – We use Oklahoma's Child Suppor t Guidelines to determine annual child care costs and allocate this am ount between the parents in the same proportion as their adjusted gross income. • Medical support establishment and enforcement – Children are legally entitled to health insurance co verage if it is available to the noncustodial parent. If the noncustodial parent was ordered to provide health insurance for the child and has not, we will require the noncusto dial parent's employer to deduct any employee-paid health insurance prem iums from his or her wages. • Collection – Once payments are being paid through the Oklahoma Centralized Support Registry, they are tracked and promptly sent to the custodial person. • Enforcement – We provide automatic enforce ment of child support orders. Without going back to court, we can deduct child support from income, take tax refunds, and seize bank accounts. We can also ask the court to enforce the order and revoke driver, professiona l, and recreational licenses. • Review and modification – CSED can review support orders to make sure they are for the correct amount allowed by law. If appropri ate, we ask the court to modify the current support amount. Child Support Services and Responsibilities Appendix C-16 OKDHS revised 7-1-2007 Page 3 of 4 Child Support Services and Responsibilities Appendix C-16 Social Security number information may be released to the noncustodial parent(s) and others for a number of reasons includi ng, but not limited to, collecting child support payments and enrolling the chil dren in health insurance programs. • If you receive any money that you are not entitled to, you must pay it back. CSED may hold back all or a portion of your support payments to recover what you owe. • If federal tax refunds are intercepted for support owed, that money will be held for six months if it is a joint retu rn for the noncustodial parent and his or her current spouse. • CSED has authority to endo rse and negotiate payments related to child support, including cashier and personal checks, mo ney orders, and credit card, debit card and direct debit payments from your bank account, on your behalf and on behalf of children in your case. • CSED operates a Centralized Support Regi stry for the receipt and disbursement of support payments. • In order to receive your support payme nts, you will initially be issued the Oklahoma MasterCard Debit Card (debit card). For debit card questions, contact the toll-free customer service number, 1-888-401-9843, located on the back of your debit card. • You may enroll in direct deposit at any time by calling the toll-free customer service number located on the back of your debit card. • There are no charges or fees for receiv ing your funds by direct deposit, however, you will need to open a b ank account to do so. Normal banking charges may apply, so check with your bank. • Some automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawals will be provided free with your debit card, but some ATMs charge tr ansaction fees. Tips on how to use your debit card will be provided with your card. • If you’re the noncustodial parent requesting CSED services, your payment methods could include cashier and perso nal checks, money orders and credit card, debit card and direct debit pa yments from your bank account. • CSED does not accept temporary checks for child support payments. • CSED reserves the right to refuse to a ccept a personal check or direct debit after receiving a non-sufficient funds personal check or direct debit from the same bank account. • CSED distributes child support as required by federal and state law. Current support is applied to the month in which it is received by CSED. • Some parents pay support for children in more than one household. If a payment does not cover all the current support oblig ations, it may be divided so that each household receives a share. After a ll child support payments are made, the remaining money is applied to past-due amounts. • If the custodial person re ceived TANF [formerly Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)], collections from intercepting the noncustodial parent's federal tax refund are used to repay the amount of assistance the custodial person received. • The post office does not forward child support payments to a new address you have provided them. You must inform CSED of your new address in order to receive your child support payments, and court and other legal documents\ . OKDHS revised 7-1-2007 Page 3 of 4 Appendix C-16 Child Support Services and Responsibilities Page 4 of 4 OKDHS revised 7-1-2007 Appendix C-16 Child Support Services and Responsibilities