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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) GUIDANCE MANUAL

Chapter 600 - Support from Legally Responsible Persons

Support Enforcement Program

601.1 Legal Base

601.1 A. DCSE Responsibilities

601.1 B. Local Agency Responsibilities

601.1 C. Referral of Case Information to Division of Child Support Enforcement

601.2 Referral of TANF Case

601.2 A. TANF-UP Cases

601.2 B. Changes to TANF and TANF-UP Cases

601.2 C. Contact with the Absent Parent

601.2 D. Automated Communication with DCSE

601.2 E. Legally Responsible Persons

601.3 Husband

601.3 A. Wife

601.3 B. Parent, Natural or Adoptive

601.3 C. Stepparent

601.3 D. Out-of-Wedlock Father

601.3 E.

Redirection of Support Monies from Non-Custodial Parent

602.1 Treatment of Support

602.2 Support from Non-Custodial Parents Absent from the Home

602.3 Support from Responsible Persons in the Home

602.4 Minor Caretaker/Remarried Caretaker

602.4 A. Stepparent

602.4 B. Handling of Support Payments Collected by the State

602.5 Notification Report

602.5 A. Handling of Support on Suspended TANF Cases

602.5 B.

Appendix I – Information to be Given to Applicant/Recipient Appendix III – Child Support Enforcement District Offices and the Localities Within Districts https://fusion.dss.virgina.gov/dcse/, or https://fusion.dss.virgina.gov/dcse/DCSE-Home/Resources/Contacts

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