Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Support Enforcement › Chapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 2-1 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Account" - Demand deposit account,
				checking account, negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time
				deposit account, or money-market mutual fund.
(b) "Act" - The Social Security Act,
				including 42 U.S.C. §
										651 et seq.
(c) "Administrative Records Review" - Review
				by the Child Support Enforcement Program (CSE) of the records concerning the
				obligations and payments of an obligor to determine current arrearages, if
				any.
(d) "Arrearage" - Past due
				child support, past due medical support, past due spousal support, attorney's
				fees, guardian ad litem fees, costs, interest and penalties; does not include
				property settlements.
(e)
				"Assignment" - The assignment of rights to the state for past, present and/or
				future child support payment(s) when an individual applies for and receives
				Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/Personal Opportunities with
				Employment Responsibilities (POWER) benefits.
(f) "Central authority" - The agency
				designated by a government to facilitate support enforcement with a foreign
				reciprocating country (FRC) pursuant to § 459A of the Act.
(g) "Child Support Attorney" - An attorney
				contracted with or employed by the Department of Family Services (DFS) to
				provide services under Title IV-D of the Act.
(h) "Child Support Enforcement Program (CSE)"
				- The Title IV-D agency for the State of Wyoming.
(i) "Consumer reporting agency" - An entity
				regularly engaging in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit
				information or other consumer information for the purpose of furnishing
				consumer reports to third parties, using any means or facility of interstate
				commerce for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports.
(j) "Contested case hearing" - Any
				administrative hearing conducted pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative
				Procedure Act, Wyo. Stat. §
									16-3-102, Wyo. Stat. §
									9-2-2104(a)(v),
				Wyo. Stat. §
									20-6-111 and Contested Case
				Hearing Rules.
(k) "Controlling
				order state" - The state in which the only order was issued or, where multiple
				orders exist, the state in which the order determined by a tribunal to control
				prospective current support pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support
				(UIFSA) was issued.
(l) "Cooperate"
				- Includes, but is not limited to:
(i)
				Appearing as necessary to provide verbal or written information or documentary
				evidence, known to, possessed by or reasonably obtainable by the
				obligee;
(ii) Appearing as a
				witness at judicial or other hearings or proceedings;
(iii) Providing information or attesting to
				the lack of information;
(iv)
				Paying to CSE any support payments received from a noncustodial parent (NCP)
				that are covered by an assignment;
(v) As to Non-Public Assistance obligees,
				reporting any support payments received directly from the obligor or any source
				other than the collection point as designated in a court or administrative
				order for support;
(vi) Helping to
				obtain support payments or other payments, benefits or property due the
				recipient or child (e.g. filing for social security benefits for the
				child);
(vii) Providing CSE with
				current address or telephone information;
(viii) Providing CSE with a correct social
				security number for any party or child;
(ix) Notifying CSE if a private attorney is
				hired;
(x) Giving CSE prior notice
				before entering into any agreement, waiver, stipulation or modification that
				would affect the child support award or arrears;
(xi) Signing complaints and affidavits and
				providing testimony in court as needed.