Current through 2024-44, October 30, 2024
Section 144-351-8-7 - NOTICE OF HEARING If the responsible parent makes a proper and timely request for a hearing, the Department shall send the responsible parent a Notice of Hearing by regular mail. The Department shall send the Notice at least 30 days before the date of the hearing. The Notice must tell the responsible parent the date, time and place of the hearing. The Notice also must state the following:
A. The responsible parent's hearing rights as described in Section 8;B. That if the responsible parent does not appear at the hearing, the Department will issue a decision that incorporates the terms of the proposed support order;C. That if a support obligation is established, the responsible parent's property may be subject to immediate income withholding, lien and foreclosure, administrative seizure and disposition, order to withhold and deliver, license revocation, unemployment intercept and other collection actions and that, if a debt for past necessary support is established, the Division may report the responsible parent and the amount of the debt to a consumer credit reporting agency; andD. That if the responsible parent is ordered to maintain health insurance coverage and does not do so, the responsible parent may be held liable for all medical expenditures made by the Department or the custodial parent on behalf of the dependent child or children.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 8-7