Mo. Code Regs. tit. 13 § 30-10.010

Current through Register Vol. 49, No.12, June 17, 2024

Section 13 CSR 30-10.010 - Annual Fee

PURPOSE: The purpose of this rule is to define how the Division of Child Support Enforcement will collect an annual processing fee against persons on a non-IV-D case who receive support payments that are processed by the Family Support Payment Center.

(1) Definitions. For the purposes of this rule, the following definitions are applicable:

(A) Division means the Division of Child Support Enforcement;

(B) Payment Center means Family Support Payment Center;

(C) TANF means Temporary Assistance for Needy Families;

(D) Case means a family, as used in section 454.425, RSMo 2000, associated with a particular support order(s). A case includes a collection of people, generally, a custodian, and dependent(s) associated with a specific noncustodial parent;

(E) IV-D means part IV-D of the Social Security Act;

(F) Support means any financial support, which is due for the support or maintenance of a child or the custodian of a child or a spouse or ex-spouse based upon a judicial or administrative order;

(G) Non-IV-D case is a case as defined above which is not currently receiving TANF, Medicaid, foster care or child support services pursuant to section 454.400(14), RSMo 2000.

(2) Annual Fees. The division will collect an annual processing fee of ten dollars ($10) on each order associated with a non-IV-D case in which payments are being received by and processed through the Payment Center for all or any part of a calendar year. If an order is associated to more than one (1) case, all cases must be non-IV-D cases.

(A) The person obligated to pay support will receive credit against such person's support obligation for the entire payment received by the Payment Center. The fee will be collected from the person entitled to receive support.

(B) Prior to disbursement to the person entitled to receive support, the fee will be collected from the first support payment processed by the Payment Center for each calendar year. If the first support payment processed by the Payment Center does not satisfy the annual fee, the balance remains due and will be collected from subsequent support payments received for that year until the entire fee is satisfied. If the fee is not satisfied by the end of a calendar year, the fee for that year will not accrue into the next calendar year.

(C) An annual fee will be charged in a former TANF or Medicaid case if all arrearages owed to the state have been paid and child support services pursuant to section 454.400(14), RSMo 2000, are not currently being provided.

13 CSR 30-10.010

AUTHORITY: section 454.400.2(5), RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed July 17, 2001, effective Jan. 30, 2002.

*Original authority: 454.400, RSMo 1959, amended 1982, 1993, 1994.