Child Support Enforcement (CSE)
Services: Enforcement
Collection Tools
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Trigger Points / Thresholds |
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Arrears Registry |
Arrears are greater than $2,000 or two times current or most recent monthly support obligation, whichever is less |
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Automatic Withdrawal from Accounts |
Upon agreement with the obligor or upon request to the court if income withholding is inapplicable, ineffective, or insufficient |
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Bonds and Securities |
Upon request to the court |
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Credit Bureau Reporting |
Upon delinquency |
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Contempt of Court |
Upon delinquency |
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Criminal Prosecution, Federal |
Willful failure to pay for longer than one year or an amount greater than $5,000 |
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Criminal Prosecution, State |
Willful failure to pay |
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Deduction Order |
Upon delinquency |
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Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs) |
Immediate |
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Garnishment |
Upon delinquency |
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Income Withholding |
Immediate or upon delinquency |
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License Suspension, "Judicial" |
Upon order of the court if the obligor owes arrears exceeding three times the monthly child support obligation and is not current in a court-established repayment plan |
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License Suspension, "Administrative" |
Breach of prior payment plan or arrears are greater than $2,000 or two times current or most recent monthly support obligation, whichever is less |
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Liens on Personal Property |
Upon delinquency |
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Liens on Real Property |
Upon delinquency |
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Lottery Offset |
Upon delinquency, if the prize is at least $600 |
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National Medical Support Notice |
Immediate when appropriate and the obligor is required to carry dependent health insurance |
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Passport Denial |
Arrears are at least $2,500 |
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Public Disclosure |
Convicted of willful nonpayment, held in contempt of court, or arrears are greater than $10,000 |
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Tax Refund Intercept, Federal |
Assigned arrears are at least $150 or unassigned arrears are at least $500 |
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Tax Refund Intercept, State |
Arrears exceed $25 |
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Work Activities |
Upon order of the court pursuant to a plan to pay past-due child support |
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Writs of Execution, "Judicial" |
Upon docketing of arrears |
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Writs of Execution, "Administrative" |
Arrears are greater than $2,000 or two times current or most recent monthly support obligation, whichever is less |

