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9-14-803. Data.
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9-14-803. Data.
(a) The clerk of the court shall provide to the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration information on all child support payments paid through the registry of the court concerning the categories of cases listed in subsection (b) of this section, including, but not limited to, the name, address, Social Security number, and employer of the plaintiff and defendant when available to the clerk through the court records.
(b)(1) All child support payments owed in the below-listed cases shall be paid through the clearinghouse.
(2) The clerk of the court shall provide the payment records of the below-listed cases to the office within five (5) working days following receipt of written notice by the office of one (1) of the listed contingencies:
(A) When there is a current assignment of rights pursuant to § 9-14-109, § 20-77-109, or § 20-77-307 to the office by the custodial parent, and in cases where the custodial parents execute an application for Title IV-D services;
(B) In cases in which there are arrearages owed to the custodial parent and arrearages owed to the state pursuant to an assignment as set out in § 9-14-109, § 20-77-109, or § 20-77-307, and the clerk of the court is unable to split the child support payment between the custodial parent and the state; and
(C) In all Title IV-D cases, or in multiple cases involving the Title IV-D office, in which income withholding is ordered and the obligated parent has more than one (1) child support case and the clerk of the court is unable to split the child support payment between the obligated parent's cases on a pro rata basis as required by state laws and rules and federal laws and regulations.
(c) Any child support payment recor
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-14-803
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9-14-803. Data.
(a) The clerk of the court shall provide to the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration information on all child support payments paid through the registry of the court concerning the categories of cases listed in subsection (b) of this section, including, but not limited to, the name, address, Social Security number, and employer of the plaintiff and defendant when available to the clerk through the court records.
(b)(1) All child support payments owed in the below-listed cases shall be paid through the clearinghouse.
(2) The clerk of the court shall provide the payment records of the below-listed cases to the office within five (5) working days following receipt of written notice by the office of one (1) of the listed contingencies:
(A) When there is a current assignment of rights pursuant to § 9-14-109, § 20-77-109, or § 20-77-307 to the office by the custodial parent, and in cases where the custodial parents execute an application for Title IV-D services;
(B) In cases in which there are arrearages owed to the custodial parent and arrearages owed to the state pursuant to an assignment as set out in § 9-14-109, § 20-77-109, or § 20-77-307, and the clerk of the court is unable to split the child support payment between the custodial parent and the state; and
(C) In all Title IV-D cases, or in multiple cases involving the Title IV-D office, in which income withholding is ordered and the obligated parent has more than one (1) child support case and the clerk of the court is unable to split the child support payment between the obligated parent's cases on a pro rata basis as required by state laws and rules and federal laws and regulations.
(c) Any child support payment records provided by the clerk of the court pursuant to this section to the office shall be attested to and certified by the clerk of the court in writing as the true and accurate payment record of the noncustodial parent.
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20-77-109. Medicaid assistance for children — Effect on child support.
(a) By accepting Medicaid assistance for or on behalf of a child, the recipient thereof shall be deemed to have assigned to the Office of Child Support Enforcement and any appropriate division of the Department of Human Services any rights to medical support, and for collection and distribution under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, any rights to child support from any other person as the recipient may have:
(1) In his or her own behalf or in behalf of any other family member for whom the recipient is receiving assistance; and
(2) Accrued at the time the assistance, or any portion thereof, is accepted.
(b) The recipient shall have the right to revoke the assignment for the collection and distribution of child support by requesting revocation of the assignment in writing. However, a revocation shall not affect the requirements of § 20-77-307.
(c) Support rights assigned to the department under this section shall constitute an obligation owed to the State of Arkansas by the person responsible for providing the support, and the obligation shall be collectible under all legal processes.
(d) The appropriate division of the department shall give notice, in writing, to each applicant for assistance. The notice shall state that acceptance of assistance would invoke the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and result in an assignment under subsection (a) of this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-77-109
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20-77-307. Assignment to Department of Human Services of rights of recovery.
(a) As a condition of eligibility, every Medicaid applicant shall automatically assign his or her right to any settlement, judgment, or award which may be obtained against any third party to the Department of Human Services to the full extent of any amount which may be paid by Medicaid for the benefit of the applicant.
(b) The application for Medicaid benefits shall, in itself, constitute an assignment by operation of law.
(c) The assignment shall be considered a statutory lien on any settlement, judgment, or award received by the recipient from a third party.
(d) Every Medicaid applicant, as a condition of eligibility, shall cooperate in establishing paternity, except for good cause shown, for a child born out of wedlock for whom the recipient can legally assign rights, in obtaining medical care, support, and payments for himself or herself or any other person for whom the individual can legally assign rights, and in identifying and providing information to assist the department and the Office of Child Support Enforcement in pursuing any liable third party.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-77-307
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9-14-109. Automatic assignment of rights.
(a) By accepting public assistance for or on behalf of a dependent child, which public assistance is provided by the Department of Human Services under the Transitional Employment Assistance Program, i.e., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, the recipient thereof shall be deemed to have assigned to the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services and the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration any rights to child support from any other person as the recipient may have:
(1) In his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other family member for whom the recipient is receiving such assistance; and
(2) Accrued at the time such assistance, or any portion thereof, is accepted, to the extent possible under federal law.
(b) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services shall give notice in writing to each applicant for such assistance. The notice shall state that acceptance of the assistance will invoke the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and will result in an automatic assignment under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) When a child is placed in the custody of the Department of Human Services, any right to support from any person on behalf of the child shall be deemed to have been assigned to the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services and the office for the period of time that the child remains in the custody of the state.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-14-109
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 9-14-109. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.