Section 1240-02-02-.01 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF RULES(1) The forms contained in this Chapter relating to the issuance of Orders for the withholding (assignment) of income of obligors of support shall be mandatory forms, pursuant to the provisions of T.C.A § 36-5-501(o), for use by Clerks of all of the various courts of Tennessee which establish and enforce child support orders, and by the Department of Human Services and its contractors.(2) These forms may be generated by computer by the Tennessee Child Support Enforcement System (TCSES), as well as individually by the Department, its contractors or by the Clerks of Tennessee courts by word processing or other suitable means, and minor changes in formatting of the information shall not affect the validity of these forms for the purposes intended. Provided, however, that the form titled Income Withholding for Support is a form required by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and shall remain substantially as it is drafted.(3) Forms reproduced for actual transmission to affected persons or entities may also contain highlighting or shading of areas of the forms for easier reading and emphasis of the contents or may contain state logos. Spaces for information indicated on the forms shall be utilized only to the extent applicable in the particular case.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-02-02-.01
Original rule filed December 17, 1985; effective January 14, 1986. Amendment filed October 17, 1986; effective January 27, 1987. Amendment filed August 25, 1989; effective October 13, 1989. Repeal and new rule filed December 7, 1994; effective February 20, 1995. Repeal and new rule filed October 14, 1999; effective December 28, 1999. Amendment filed August 17, 2005; effective October 31, 2005. Amendment filed September 8, 2009; effective December 7, 2009.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 8-21-403, 36-5-116, 36-5-501, and 71-1-132(c); 42 U.S.C. §§651 et seq., 42 U.S.C. §§652(a)(11), 654(9)(E), 654a(g)(1)(A)(ii), 654b(a), and 666(a)(8) and (b); 45 C.F.R. §§303.6(c)(1), 303.7, and 303.100; and United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement Action Transmittal 04-05 (July 15, 2004).