Utah Code 26B-9-209. Support collection services requested by agency of another state
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(1) In accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 14, Utah Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, the office may proceed to issue or modify an order under Section 26B-9-206 to collect under this part from an obligor who is located in or is a resident of this state regardless of the presence or residence of the obligee if:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-9-209
- Arrears: means the same as support debt. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
- Assistance: means public assistance as defined in Section 26B-9-101. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
- Child: means :(6)(a) a son or daughter under the age of 18 years who is not otherwise emancipated, self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States;(6)(b) a son or daughter over the age of 18 years, while enrolled in high school during the normal and expected year of graduation and not otherwise emancipated, self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States; or(6)(c) a son or daughter of any age who is incapacitated from earning a living and is without sufficient means. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
- Obligee: means an individual, this state, another state, or other comparable jurisdiction to whom a duty of child support is owed, or who is entitled to reimbursement of child support or public assistance. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
- Obligor: means a person, firm, corporation, or the estate of a decedent owing a duty of support to this state, to an individual, to another state, or other corporate jurisdiction in whose behalf this state is acting. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
- Office: means the Office of Recovery Services. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Support: includes past-due, present, and future obligations established by:
(27)(a) a tribunal or imposed by law for the financial support, maintenance, medical, or dental care of a dependent child; and(27)(b) a tribunal for the financial support of a spouse or former spouse with whom the obligor's dependent child resides if the obligor also owes a child support obligation that is being enforced by the state. See Utah Code 26B-9-201- Support order: means the same as child support order. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
(1)(a) support collection services are requested by an agency of another state that is operating under Part IV-D of the Social Security Act; or(1)(b) an individual applies for services.(2) The office shall use high-volume automated administrative enforcement, to the same extent it is used for intrastate cases, in response to a request made by another state’s IV-D child support agency to enforce support orders.(3) A request by another state shall constitute a certification by the requesting state:(3)(a) of the amount of support under the order of payment of which is in arrears; and(3)(b) that the requesting state has complied with procedural due process requirements applicable to the case.(4) The office shall give automated administrative interstate enforcement requests the same priority as a two-state referral received from another state to enforce a support order.(5) The office shall promptly report the results of the enforcement procedures to the requesting state.(6) As required by the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(14), the office shall maintain records of:(6)(a) the number of requests for enforcement assistance received by the office under this section;(6)(b) the number of cases for which the state collected support in response to those requests; and(6)(c) the amount of support collected.