§ 2201. Designation of Title IV-D agency. The Division of Child Support Services is hereby established within the Department of Health and Social Services. Said Division shall constitute the IV-D agency authorized under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.). In addition to the powers and duties described in […]
§ 2202. Powers and duties. The Division of Child Support Services may: (1) Accept, transfer and expend funds made available by the federal or state government or by another public or private source for the purpose of carrying out this chapter; (2) Adopt rules, regulations and procedures for the provision of child support services; (3) […]
§ 2203. Title IV-D services. (a) The Division of Child Support Services may provide all services required or authorized by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), including parent locator services, determination of paternity, establishment of child support and medical support obligations, review and adjustment of child support orders, […]
§ 2204. Support payments. (a) In compliance with federal and state law, the Division of Child Support Services is authorized to receive and disburse support payments made on behalf of each obligee who is a recipient of public assistance, who signs an application to the Division for child support services pursuant to Title IV-D of […]
§ 2204A. Disbursement of support payments. (a) (1) The Division of Child Support Services may establish a process to transfer support payments electronically to an account designated by the obligee of the support order or to an alternate account that can be accessed by the obligee through an electronic access card. The electronic transfer of […]
§ 2205. Administrative authority. (a) In all cases enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), the Division of Child Support Services is authorized to take the following actions for the purpose of establishing paternity or establishing, modifying or enforcing a support order, without the necessity of obtaining […]
§ 2206. Confidentiality of records. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, all files and records of services provided under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), including information related to a custodial parent, noncustodial parent, child, and an alleged, putative, or presumed father, are confidential, […]
§ 2207. Enforcement by the Division of Child Support Services. The Division of Child Support Services is hereby authorized to initiate enforcement of any child or spousal support order issued by a Court or administrative agency of this or any other state or jurisdiction that is being enforced pursuant to Title IV, Part D, of […]
§ 2208. State Directory of New Hires. (a) General. — There is hereby established within the Division of Child Support Services an automated directory (to be known as the “State Directory of New Hires”) which shall contain information supplied by employers pursuant to § 1154(i) of Title 30. (b) Entry of information into data base. […]
§ 2209. Notice of income withholding and National Medical Support Notice. Within 2 business days after the date information regarding a newly hired employee is entered into the State Directory of New Hires pursuant to § 2208(b) of this title, the Division shall transmit a notice to the employer of an employee whose child support […]
§ 2210. Administrative enforcement in interstate cases. (a) The Division of Child Support Services may request the child support agency of a state or jurisdiction outside of Delaware established pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), to enforce a child or spousal support order entered by a […]
§ 2211. Maintenance of records. The Division of Child Support Services shall maintain such records as may be required by federal and state law. 71 Del. Laws, c. 216, § 1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 17;
§ 2212. Financial institution data matches. (a) The Division of Child Support Services shall enter into agreements with financial institutions doing business within this State to develop and operate, in coordination with such financial institutions, a data match system, using automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible, in which each such financial institution shall: […]
§ 2213. Parent locator information from interstate networks. (a) The Division of Child Support Services (the “Division”) shall have access to locator information contained in data systems used by the State for purposes which include, but are not limited to, motor vehicle and law enforcement. (b) Upon request, the Division shall make available locator information, […]
§ 2214. Collection and use of Social Security numbers. (a) The Division of Child Support Services shall have access to the Social Security number of: (1) Any applicant for a license as that has been defined in this section; (2) Any applicant for a marriage license; (3) Any individual who is subject to a divorce […]
§ 2215. Child support liens. (a) A child support installment or payment that is past due is, as of the date on which it was due, a lien in favor of the obligee in an amount sufficient to satisfy the arrearage, whether the amount due is a fixed sum or is accruing periodically. A child […]
§ 2215A. Child support liens; data match. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Data collection organization” means an insurance claim data collection organization or data match program that cooperates and coordinates with the Division of Child Support Services. (2) “Director” means the Director of the Division. (3) “Division” means the Division of Child Support […]
§ 2216. Driver’s, professional, occupational and business and recreational licenses. (a) As used in this section and in § 516(g) of this title, the term “license” means a commercial driver license or license to operate a motor vehicle issued or renewed under Chapter 26 or 27 of Title 21, a hunting, fishing or trapping license […]
§ 2217. Credit bureau reporting. Information regarding the amount of arrearages owed by an obligor shall be reported by the Division of Child Support Services, at such intervals as it determines, to consumer reporting agencies, as that term is defined in 15 U.S.C. § 1681a(f), or be made available by the Division of Child Support […]
§ 2218. Requests for information. (a) Upon receipt of a written request or a request by electronic means, where available, from the Director of the Division of Child Support Services in any case enforced by the Division pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), any employer, as […]
