Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 101-199 - Family and Economic Security › Chapter DCF 152 - Child Support Administrative Enforcement › Section DCF 152.04 - Written notice of enforcement actions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION.
				This section applies to notices issued to the payer by the department under ss.
				49.852(2),
				49.854(3)
				(a) and (ag) 1., (5) (d), (6) (a), (d), and (e), or (7) (a), (d), and
				(e),
				49.856(3),
				and
				49.857(3)
				(a) and (am), Stats.
(2) USE OF MAIL. The department or child
				support agency may send notices related to the administrative enforcement of a
				child support order by regular mail to the last-known mailing address provided
				by the payer under s.
				767.58(2),
				Stats. If the last-known mailing address for a payer is unverified, or a
				written notice sent to a payer at his or her last-known verified mailing
				address is returned, the department or child support agency shall contact the
				postmaster of the zip code of the address. If the postmaster verifies the
				unverified mailing address or provides a new verified address, the department
				or county child support agency shall send written notice to the mailing address
				provided by the postmaster. If the postmaster is unable to verify the
				last-known mailing address, or to provide a new verified address, the
				department or child support agency shall send notice to payer using the current
				employer mailing address provided by the payer under s.
				767.58(2),
				Stats. If the notice to the payer mailed to the payer's employer is returned,
				or the payer has not provided a current employer mailing address, the
				department or child support agency shall use diligent effort to obtain a
				mailing address for the payer.
Note: Under s.
				  767.58(2),
				  Stats., each party to a child support order is required to provide the child
				  support agency with his or her residential and mailing address and the address
				  and telephone number of his or her employer. A party shall advise the child
				  support agency of any change in such information within 10 business days after
				  the change.
(3) DILIGENT
				EFFORT. Diligent effort includes the following:
(a) For each of the following administrative
				enforcement actions, the department or county child support agency shall obtain
				and use:
1. License suspension and denial.
				For license suspension and denial under s.
				49.857,
				Stats., the payer's mailing address of record at a state licensing agency or
				authority to provide notice under ss.
				49.857(3)
				(a) and (am), Stats., if the address is
				verified.
2. Account seizure. For
				account seizure under s.
				49.854(5),
				Stats., the payer's mailing address of record at a financial institution to
				provide notice under s.
				49.854(5)
				(d), Stats., if the address is
				verified.
3. Personal property
				seizure. For personal property seizure under s.
				49.854(6),
				Stats., the payer's mailing address of record at a state agency that titles
				personal property to provide notice under ss.
				49.854(6)
				(a), (d), and (e), Stats., if the address is
				verified.
4. Real property seizure.
				For real property seizure under s.
				49.854(7),
				Stats., the payer's mailing address of record on the tax bill for the property
				subject to seizure to provide notice under ss.
				49.854(7)
				(a), (d), and (e), Stats., if the address is
				verified.
5. Pension intercept. For
				pension intercept under s.
				49.852,
				Stats., the payer's mailing address of record at the entity administering a
				pension plan to provide notice under s.
				49.852(2),
				Stats., if the address is verified.
6. Judgment and settlement intercept. For
				judgment and settlement intercept under s.
				49.856,
				Stats., the payer's mailing address of record provided by the person ordered to
				pay the judgment or settlement to send notice under s.
				49.856(3),
				Stats., if the address is verified.