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Department 2500 - Department of Human ServicesDivision 2504 - Child Support Services (Volume 6)
Rule 9 CCR 2504-1 - RULE MANUAL VOLUME 6, CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES RULES
Section 9 CCR 2504-1-6.700 - ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS [Rev. eff. 4/1/13]

9 Colo. Code Regs. § 2504-1-6.700

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024
Section 9 CCR 2504-1-6.700 - ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS [Rev. eff. 4/1/13]

The following functions are the responsibility of the Child Support Services Unit with regard to the establishment of child support obligations for all Child Support Services cases.

6.700.1EXPEDITED PROCESS [Rev. eff. 4/1/13]
A. County Child Support Services Units shall establish procedures to ensure that all appropriate functions and activities to establish support obligations are undertaken and completed within the time frames specified. The time frames begin when the APA-Respondent is located and end when a temporary or permanent order is established or service of process is unsuccessful. All support activities must be documented on the automated child support system.
B. Within ninety (90) calendar days of locating the alleged father or noncustodial parent in judicial cases or the APA-Respondent IN APA cases, the Child Support Services Unit must check to ensure that the child(ren) has not reached the age of emancipation; and,
1. Document unsuccessful attempts to serve process, or
2. Complete service of process (or obtain a waiver of service) and establish an order for support (and paternity, if not already established or determined).
C. Actions subject to expedited process must be completed from the time of successful service of process (or obtaining a waiver of service) to the time of disposition within the required time frames.
D. Repeated unsuccessful service of process attempts are not a valid reason for not meeting the time frames. If service of process is unsuccessful because of a poor address, the case shall be referred back to the locate function.

9 CCR 2504-1-6.700

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40 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 12/1/2017
42 CR 11, June 10, 2019, effective 6/30/2019
43 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 9/30/2020
43 CR 21, November 10, 2020, effective 12/1/2020
44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 1/1/2022
45 CR 01, January 10, 2022, effective 3/1/2022
46 CR 11, June 10, 2023, effective 7/1/2023