Stay Ahead with Child Support Enforcement Updates
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Understanding the Role of the Child Support Enforcement Office
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) exists to ensure that parents meet their financial obligations to their children. Established by the Social Security Act in 1975 (42 U.S.C. 651), this office is central to the Department of Health and Human Services' efforts to manage and enforce child support responsibilities across the U.S. The OCSE works in tandem with state governments to identify, locate, and enforce financial support obligations from noncustodial parents.
Why Monitoring the OCSE Matters
For professionals working in law, compliance, social services, and human resources, staying updated on the latest changes and announcements from the OCSE is crucial. The reasons include:
- Avoiding Regulatory Penalties: Legal teams must ensure compliance with federal and state child support enforcement regulations to prevent penalties and maintain good standing.
- Seizing Funding Opportunities: Social service agencies, non-profits, and government contractors may discover new funding opportunities through grant announcements or changes in policy that align with their services.
- Staying Ahead of Policy Changes: Changes to child support legislation or enforcement strategies can have far-reaching impacts on how businesses handle payroll deductions, HR compliance, and benefits planning.
- Strategic Planning for Industry Shifts: Professionals in insurance and finance industries need to anticipate changes that might affect financial planning, policy development, and client advising.
Recent Trends and Regulatory Impacts
New directives or adjustments in enforcement policies can lead to significant operational changes for state agencies and the businesses they interact with. Recent efforts have seen a push towards technology-driven enforcement tactics, which aim to increase efficiency and success rates in collecting due support. These advancements underscore the importance of having a refined strategy for monitoring legal and regulatory texts affecting child support.
Key Stakeholders
Businesses in legal consultancy, HR compliance, social services, financial services, and education sectors should stay alert to updates because:
- Legal Firms: Must ensure that all legal advice complies with the latest enforcement guidelines.
- HR Departments: Need to adjust employee benefits and payroll systems in line with new federal and state requirements.
- Social Services: Seek alignment in program delivery and management amidst shifting regulatory landscapes.
- Financial Institutions: Require up-to-date information for client advisory and policy development processes.
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Agency Details
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The Office of Child Support Enforcement is operational under the Health and Human Services Department, actively executing its mission to enforce child support obligations via various programs authorized by title IV-D of the Social Security Act. There is no indication from the provided information that suggests any structural or functional changes to its status.
- Acronym: CSEO
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Latest Documents
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This notice announces that the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), will award a Non-Competitive Successor Award to the State Information Technology Consortium (SITC) in Raleigh, North Carolina. The award will enable the SITC to educate judges...
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Notice | Mar 20, 2009 |
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In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2009, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled "Regulatory Review," this action temporarily delays until May 22, 2009, the effective date of the final rule entitled "State Paren...
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Rule | Mar 20, 2009 |
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The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) created and expanded State and Federal title IV-D child support enforcement databases and significantly enhanced access to information for title IV-D child support p...
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Rule | Sep 26, 2008 |
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This proposed rule would enable Tribes and Tribal organizations currently operating a comprehensive Tribal Child Support Enforcement program under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (the Act) to apply for and receive direct Federal funding for the...
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Proposed Rule | Jun 11, 2008 |
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Notice is hereby given for the dates and locations for one informational meeting and three Tribal consultations on the Computerized Tribal IV-D Systems and Office Automation Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). On June 11, 2008, the Federal Register...
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Proposed Rule | Jun 10, 2008 |
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In accordance with the requirement of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is publishing notice of its amendment of its systems of records entitled "The Location and Collection System", No. 09-90-007...
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Notice | Apr 25, 2005 |
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In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is publishing a notice of its amendment of its system of records, 09-80- 0202, entitled "Federal Case Registry of Child Sup...
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Notice | Aug 03, 2004 |
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In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is publishing notice of its amendment of its systems of records entitled "The Location and Collection System", No. 09-90-00...
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Notice | Jun 03, 2004 |
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Notice is hereby given that a contract is being awarded to the State Information Technology Consortium (SITC) of Herndon, Virginia, in the amount of $2,000,000 to help improve the coordination of child support enforcement activities. Congress recogni...
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Notice | Apr 16, 2002 |
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In accordance with the name change of the Health Care Financing Administration to the "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services," this technical regulation revises all references to "Health Care Financing Administration" and "HCFA" in chapters I, IV...
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Rule | Jul 31, 2001 |
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In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2001, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled "Regulatory Review Plan," published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2001, this action temporarily delays for 60 days the ef...
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Rule | Jan 26, 2001 |
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This rule implements provisions of the Child Support Performance and Incentives Act of 1998 (CSPIA), Public Law 105-200, that require State child support enforcement agencies, under title IV-D of the Social Security Act (the Act), to enforce the heal...
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Rule | Dec 27, 2000 |
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Notice is hereby given that a noncompetitive grant award is being made to the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to further support their Child Support Demonstration Evaluation project. This project will continue the evaluation of...
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Notice | Sep 26, 2000 |
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is issuing this interim final rule to implement direct funding to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations under section 455(f) of the Social Security Act (the Act) as added by the Personal Responsibil...
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Rule | Aug 21, 2000 |
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement direct funding to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations under section 455(f) of the Social Security Act (the Act) as added by the Pe...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 21, 2000 |
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This proposed regulation implements provisions of the Child Support Performance and Incentives Act of 1998 (CSPIA), Public Law 105- 200, that require State child support enforcement agencies, under title IV-D of the Social Security Act (the Act), to...
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Proposed Rule | Nov 15, 1999 |
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This proposed rule would amend Federal regulations governing procedures for the case closure process in the child support program. The proposed rule clarifies the situations in which States may close child support cases and makes other technical chan...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 24, 1998 |
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This proposed rule would implement section 453A(g)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (the Act), as added by section 313(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and amended by section 5533 of Public La...
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Proposed Rule | Oct 07, 1997 |
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