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1624 Receipt of IRS Tax Refund Intercept TANF clients do not receive any money from the NCP’s tax refund intercept. The intercept is first applied to all arrears owed as a state debt. If there is a balance remaining, it is then applied to arrears owed to the client. CSEP retains the tax refund money to pay off unreimbursed benefits. 1630 CSEP RESPONSIBILITY
Good Cause evaluation and decision:
After evaluating “Good Cause” evidence, CSEP will issue Form 2486-EE, Notice of Good Cause Decision to the client and forward a copy to the case manager.
The decision will indicate if the caregiver:
has good cause for not cooperating and child support location/enforcement efforts will not be started or continued; or does not have good cause for not cooperating, child support
locate/enforcement efforts will be started or continued.
Services provided by CSEP IV-D staff include:
locating the non-custodial parent; establishing and enforcing financial and medical support obligations; establishing paternity; collecting and distributing child support payments; and processing support enforcement applications.
CSEP must:
process applications and referrals for TANF/NEON and Child-Only households; determine non-cooperation EXCEPT when: -Non-cooperation is indicated on the application or redetermination form; or -A completed CSEP application is not provided for any child or unborn; advise the eligibility worker if non-cooperation is established after approval and when non-cooperation is resolved; advise the caregiver of non-cooperation penalty; notify the eligibility worker of surrendered support; notify the eligibility case manager of the date of death of a non-custodial parent (NCP) so the case manager is alerted to possible survivor’s
benefits (e.g., Social Security, VA)
A-1624 CHILD SUPPORT Receipt of IRS Tax Refund Intercept Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Eligibility and Payments Manual
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