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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 04 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-1200-FITAP Support Enforcement Services Document No./Name B-1230-FITAP Reporting to Child Support Enforcement Effective Date July 1, 2019

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Note: A biological parent of a child who has been legally adopted is no longer a parent.

* Completion of the form OFS 4NCP is required at application for households in which a legal or non- legal parent is absent unless:

● the absent parent meets a referral exception per B-1231-1-FITAP, or

● a form OFS 4NCP on the noncustodial parent has previously been submitted to CSE for this particular payee and child.

When the form OFS 4NCP is required, completion of the form OFS 4NCP Supplement is also required if the natural mother is residing in the household to establish paternity for children born out of wedlock with a non-legal noncustodial absent parent.

The application must be rejected when an applicant fails to sign and return a required OFS 4NCP or OFS 4NCP Supplement.

Referrals to CSE are made on-line by completion of the noncustodial Absent ** Parent screen when the FITAP certification is processed. ***

* Note: Absent parents of an unborn child are not referred until after the birth of the child. **

B-1231-1-FITAP - PO Referral Exceptions

All absent parents are referred to CSE except the following:

● Parents of SSI children.

● Parents whose death has been verified.

* Note: The client’s statement must be verified prior to certification. Acceptable sources of verification include, but are not limited to, death certificate, medical records, mortuary records, obituary, state or government agencies, etc.

● Biological parents of a child who has been legally adopted.

● Parents excluded by genetic test as verified by CSE or other reputable sources such as an American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) accredited laboratory that administered a legal DNA paternity test which included specimen collection by a third party trained laboratory technician after all persons being tested presented legally valid forms of identification. **

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