Office of Child Support: Policy listed by Section

Office of Child Support Policy

This page contains the policy for the Child Support Program. This page is organized alphabetically by topic. You can find various policies by identifying the policy topic you wish to find and clicking on the first letter of that topic. For example, if you wish to find the Paternity Establishment policy, you would click on the letter P.
Policy listed by Chapter/Section

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A
- Addresses
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2008-034 REVISED: Maintenance and Verification of Case Data
  - Resources:
- Allocation/Distribution
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 5.35: Allocation/Distribution
  - Resources:
- Arrears Management
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 6.51: Arrears Management
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2007-008 Summary of the Michigan Arrears Collection Special (MACS) Project
    - 2006-026 REVISED: Amnesty Program
  - Resources:
- Assignment of Support (Certification/Decertification)
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 5.15: Assignment of Support (Certification/Decertification)
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B
- Bankruptcy
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2008-014 REVISED: The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Bankruptcy Act)
    - 2002-001 Bankruptcy Policy and SDU Billing
  - Resources:
    - Bankruptcy Notices Log
    - Bankruptcy Policy
- Birth Expenses
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 4.25: Birth Expenses
  - Resources:
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D
- Debt Types
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 5.10: Debt Types
  - Resources:
- Disbursement
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2009-008 Michigan’s Electronic Disbursement Process
  - Resources:
- Document/Forms Generation
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2005-067 Address Hierarchy Changes in the Michigan Child Support Enforcement System (MiCSES) 3.6 Release
    - 2005-026 Document Archiving in the Michigan Child Support Enforcement System (MiCSES) 3.6 Release
  - Resources:
    - Change in Personal Information (FEN 350)
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E
- Employers
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2004-027 Employer Mergers and Acquisitions - Special Circumstances Requiring OCS Policy or Operations Intervention Regarding Income Withholding Notices (IWNs)
  - Resources:
- Enforcement Overview
  - IV-D Memorandums:
  - Resources:
    - Referral Process and Instructions
    - Special Project Referral Form
- Escheatment
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 5.65: Escheatment
  - Resources:
    - FEN804: Notice of Unclaimed Property (Money)
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F
- Federal Reports
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2006-063 Federal Reporting Changes for the Paternity Establishment Percentage (PEP), Fees Regarding the Notice of Order of Filiation and Qualifying Case Conditions to Count Toward PEP
    - 2006-025 Changing Michigan's IV-D Case Identifier to the Michigan Child Support Enforcement System (MiCSES) IV-D Case Number for Reporting to the Federal Case Registry (FCR)
  - Resources:
    - Federal Case Registry Reporting Hierarchy Flowchart
    - State Case Registry Process Flowchart in the Data Warehouse
- Federal/State Case Registries
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2007-029 Implementation of the State Verification Exchange System (SVES) Program in the Data Warehouse Business Objects
    - 2006-025 Changing Michigan's IV-D Case Identifier to the Michigan Child Support Enforcement System (MiCSES) IV-D Case Number for Reporting to the Federal Case Registry (FCR)
  - Resources:
- Fees (SF/PF, OSR and FFEE)
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 5.70: Fees (SF/PF, OSR and FFEE)
- Financial Overview
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2008-045 REVISED: End-of-Year (EOY) Statements
  - Resources:
    - FEN850
    - FEN851
- Foster Care - Case Initiation
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 2.85: Foster Care - Case Initiation
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2011-021 Termination of Parental Rights – Michigan Supreme Court Decision
  - Resources:
    - 2.85E1: DHS County Foster Care Offices
- Foster Care - Case Management
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 3.85: Foster Care - Case Management
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2011-021 Termination of Parental Rights – Michigan Supreme Court Decision
- Foster Care - Establishment
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 4.85: Foster Care - Establishment
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2011-021 Termination of Parental Rights – Michigan Supreme Court Decision
- Foster Care - Financial
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 5.85: Foster Care - Financial
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G
- Genetic Testing
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2011-002 New Title IV-D Genetic Testing Contract and Changes in Responsibility for Payment of Genetic Testing Costs
  - Resources:
    - Genetic Paternity Testing Services Contract Overview 2010-2015
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H
- Hearings
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 3.55: Hearings
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M
- Medical Support
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 6.06: Medical Support
  - Resources:
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O
- Obligation - Entry, Modification and Adjustments
  - IV-D Memorandums:
  - Resources:
    - Converting & Prorating Monthly Support Amounts
- Other Party Information (OTHP)
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2007-015 REVISED: Centralized Maintenance of the Other Party Information (OTHP) Screen in the Michigan Child Support Enforcement System (MiCSES)
  - Resources:
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P
- Parenting Time Abatement and Refund
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2008-040 REVISED: Parenting Time Abatement Related to the Michigan Child Support Enforcement System (MiCSES) 4.0 Release, Updated to Reflect the 2008 Michigan Child Support Formula (MCSF)
  - Resources:
- Passport Denial/Restriction
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 6.24: Passport Denial/Restriction
  - Resources:
- Paternity Establishment
  - IV-D Memorandums:
  - Resources:
- Payment Plans
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 6.42: Payment Plans
  - Resources:
    - DHS-986: Arrears Payment Plan Information Summary
- Public Assistance Impacts: Unreimbursed Grant, Linking, and Pass-Through (Client Participation Payment)
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 5.40: Public Assistance Impacts: Unreimbursed Grant, Linking, and Pass-Through (Client Participation Payment)
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2005-033 Requesting a Certified Accounting or Audit of Family Independence Program (FIP) Grant Payments
  - Resources:
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Q
- QDRO/EDRO
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2005-055 DHS-375 Qualified Domestic Relations Order (Fidelity)
    - 2003-013 Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and Eligible Domestic Relations Orders: Obtaining and Disbursement
  - Resources:
    - DHS-375 Qualified Domestic Relations Order (Fidelity)
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S
- Service of Process (SOP)
  - IV-D Memorandums:
    - 2007-018 Service of Process (LSOP) Screen Enhancements in the Michigan Child Support Enforcement System (MiCSES) for the MiCSES 4.4 Release
    - 2006-028 Legal Pleadings, Orders and Discovery Requests
  - Resources:
- Surcharge
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 5.75: Surcharge
  - IV-D Memorandums:
  - Resources:
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T
- Tax Refund Offset
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 6.21: Tax Refund Offset
  - Resources:
- Tribal
  - Policy Manual:
    - Section 7.20: Tribal
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