Section 466-10-004 - NEBRASKA AS RESPONDING AGENCYThe Department accepts and processes intergovernmental requests for services regardless of whether the initiating agency elected not to use remedies that may be available under the law of that jurisdiction. The Department will:
(A) Within 75 calendar days of receipt of an intergovernmental form and documentation from its Intergovernmental Central Registry. (i) Provide location services if the request is for location services or the form or documentation does not include adequate location information on the noncustodial parent;(ii) If unable to proceed with the case because of inadequate documentation, notify the initiating agency of the necessary additions or corrections to the form or documentation; and(iii) If the documentation received with a case is incomplete and cannot be remedied without the assistance of the initiating agency, process the case to the extent possible pending necessary action by the initiating agency;(B) Within 10 working days of locating the noncustodial parent in a different state, return the forms and documentation, including the new location, to the initiating agency, or, if directed by the initiating agency, forward the forms and documentation to the central registry in the state where the noncustodial parent has been located and notify the Nebraska Intergovernmental Central Registry where the case has been sent;(C) Within 10 working days of locating the noncustodial parent in a different county within Nebraska, forward the forms and documentation to the appropriate county and notify the initiating agency and the responding state's own central registry of its action unless an incoming intergovernmental request has already been filed or registered in that county or a Nebraska order has been entered in that county;(D) If the request is for a determination of controlling order:(i) File the controlling order determination request with the appropriate tribunal in Nebraska within 30 calendar days of receipt of the request or location of the noncustodial parent, whichever occurs later; and(ii) Notify the initiating state agency, the controlling order state and any state where a support order in the case was issued or registered, of the controlling order determination and any reconciled arrearages within 30 calendar days of receipt of the determination from the tribunal;(E) At the discretion of the Department, report overdue support to Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies, in accordance with applicable federal and state law;(F) Review and modify child support orders upon request in accordance with applicable federal and state law;(G) Provide timely notice to the initiating agency in advance of any hearing before a tribunal that may result in establishment or adjustment of an order;(H) Identify any fees or costs deducted from support payments when forwarding payments to the initiating agency in accordance with applicable federal and state law;(I) Within 10 working days of receipt of instructions for case closure from an initiating state agency, stop any Nebraska income withholding order or notice and close the intergovernmental IV-D case, unless the two states reach an alternative agreement on how to proceed; and(J) Notify the initiating agency when a case is closed.466 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 10, § 004
Amended effective 7/4/2020