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205.769 Federal and state income tax refund offsets.
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In cases deemed appropriate pursuant to established guidelines, the cabinet shall
refer for federal income tax refund offset and state income tax refund offset verified
amounts which are owed for overdue child support and maintenance amounts that
are included in the same support order as child support. The cabinet shall refer for
federal income tax refund offset and state income tax refund offset verified amounts
which are owed for medical support, when the medical support arrearage accrued is
based on a medical support order for a specified dollar amount.
In nonpublic assistance cases, the custodial parent shall be notified in advance if any
offset amount will be first used to satisfy any unreimbursed public assistance
payments which have been provided to the family.
Written notice in advance shall be provided the obligor of the referral for state
income tax refund offset, together with the opportunity to contest the referral
pursuant to procedures which are in compliance with the state's procedural due
process requirements.
If the offset amount is found to be in error or to exceed the amount of overdue
support, the cabinet shall promptly refund the excess amount pursuant to established
procedures.
The cabinet may charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of collecting overdue
support using the state tax refund offset.
The Department of Revenue shall notify the cabinet of the parent's home address
and Social Security number or numbers. The cabinet shall provide this information
to any other state involved in enforcing the support order.
The cabinet has the unfettered right to intercept federal income tax refunds and state
income tax refunds, pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 303.72 and KRS 131.560 to 131.595, to
satisfy all child support, maintenance, and medical support arrearages due the
cabinet or its assignee.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 621, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch.
330, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 411, sec. 12,
effective July 15, 1988. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 487, sec. 9, effective July 15,
1986.
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