2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 43 - Support Matters Generally
4373 - Administration of Title IV-D program.

     § 4373.  Administration of Title IV-D program.
        (a)  Parent locator service.--The department shall maintain a
     parent locator service for the purpose of establishing
     parentage, for establishing, setting the amount of, modifying or
     enforcing child support, establishing or enforcing visitation or
     custody orders and locating legally responsible relatives. The
     locator services shall utilize all sources of information and
     legally available records. In addition, the department shall
     utilize the parent locator service of the Federal Government
     pursuant to Federal law and shall only make disclosures of
     information to individuals as provided by Federal law.
        (b)  Cooperative agreements.--The department shall undertake,
     either directly or pursuant to cooperative arrangements with
     appropriate counties, courts or law enforcement officials,
     including domestic relations sections, to do all of the
     following:
            (1)  Establish paternity of children with respect to whom
        assistance has been received.
            (2)  Secure support for children under paragraph (1) from
        a legally responsible relative.
            (3)  Determine whether the applicant or recipient is
        cooperating in good faith with matters set forth in section
        4379 (relating to cooperation required).
            (4)  Notify the applicant or recipient of each
        noncooperation determination and the basis for such
        determination.
            (5)  Make available child support and paternity
        determination services to any individual not receiving
        assistance to the extent required by Federal law and upon
        application submitted to the department on forms provided by
        the department, the payment of any application fee
        established by the department and the agreement to pay costs
        in excess of any fee out of any recovery made by the
        department.
        (c)  Incentive payments.--The department shall make incentive
     payments to political subdivisions and other states consistent
     with Federal law whenever the political subdivision or other
     state enforces or collects support payable to the department.