Mo. Code Regs. tit. 13 § 40-110.030
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 13 CSR 40-110.030 - Annual Thirty-Five Dollar ($35) FeePURPOSE: This amendment will bring the Department of Social Services into compliance with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-123 that requires updating the amount of the annual fee assessed in a IV-D, never-assistance case in which the division has disbursed to the obligee or payee at least five hundred fifty dollars ($550) of support in the federal fiscal year from twenty-five dollars ($25) to thirty-five dollars ($35). The act also requires updating the amount the state must collect and disburse to the family before assessing the annual fee from five hundred dollars ($500) to five hundred fifty dollars ($550). The Family Support Division (FSD) is also amending this regulation to collect seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50) of the fee from obligee or payee and seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50) of the fee from obligors.
PURPOSE: This rule defines how the Family Support Division will assess and collect an annual thirty-five dollar ($35) fee as required by section 454(6)(B)(ii) of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-123.
(1) Definitions.(A) "Case" means an official record comprised of an obligee or payee and dependent child(ren), associated with a particular obligor.(B) "Obligee or Payee" means an individual to whom a duty of support is owed.(C) "Division" means the Family Support Division.(D) "Federal fiscal year" means the period from October 1 to September 30.(E) "IV-D" means part IV-D of the Social Security Act.(F) "IV-D, Never-Assistance Case" means a case in which the obligee or payee is receiving services pursuant to section 454.400, RSMo, but has never received Aid to Families with Dependent Children or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits on behalf of the child(ren) associated with the case.(G) "Obligor" means a person who owes a duty of support as determined by a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction.(H) "Support" means any financial support collected for the support or maintenance of a child or the obligee or payee of a child or a spouse or ex-spouse based upon a judicial or administrative order.(2) Assessing an Annual Thirty-Five Dollar ($35) Fee. In a IV-D, never-assistance case in which the division has disbursed to the obligee or payee at least five hundred fifty dollars ($550) of support in the federal fiscal year, the division shall assess an annual fee of thirty-five dollars ($35). (A) If an obligee or payee or an obligor is associated to more than one (1) IV-D, never-assistance case, the division shall assess the fee on each case in which at least five hundred fifty dollars ($550) of support has been disbursed to the obligee or payee in the federal fiscal year.(B) The division shall assess the fee in each federal fiscal year after the first five hundred fifty dollars ($550) of support has been disbursed to the obligee or payee.(C) The division shall not assess a fee in cases excluded by federal law or regulation.(3) Collecting the Annual Thirty-Five Dollar ($35) Fee. The division will collect seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50) of the thirty-five dollar ($35) assessed fee from the obligee or payee and collect seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50) of the thirty-five dollar ($35) assessed fee from the obligor on each assessed case.(A) The division shall deduct the obligee's or payee's seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50) fee from support payments collected on behalf of the obligee or payee, in excess of the five hundred fifty dollar ($550) threshold, prior to disbursing payments to the obligee or payee. The obligor shall receive credit toward his or her obligation for the entire support payment. The division will notify obligees or payees of the state's annual fee for IV-D services.(B) If the obligee or payee does not satisfy the seventeen dollar and fifty cent ($17.50) fee by the end of the federal fiscal year in which the division assessed the thirty-five dollar ($35) fee, the balance remains due, and the division will deduct the unpaid fee from any future support payments received for the obligee or payee until the entire fee is satisfied.(C) The division shall provide notice to the obligor of his/her seventeen dollar and fifty cent ($17.50) fee. The notice shall provide instructions to the obligor for satisfying the fee. The division may collect the fee from the obligor utilizing enforcement mechanisms provided by law.(D) If the obligor does not satisfy the fee by the end of the federal fiscal year in which it is assessed, the balance remains due.(E) Any fee assessed to the obligor under this regulation that is not satisfied prior to the amendment remains due. AUTHORITY: section 454.400.2(5), RSMo, 2000.* Original rule filed Aug. 20, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended by Missouri Register September 16, 2019/Volume 44, Number 18, effective 10/31/2019*Original authority: 454.400, RSMo 1982, amended 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997.