2006 Code of Virginia § 63.2-1904 - Administrative support remedies available for individuals not receiving public assistance; fee...

63.2-1904. Administrative support remedies available for individuals notreceiving public assistance; fees.

The Department shall make available to those individuals not receiving publicassistance, upon receipt of an authorization to seek or enforce a supportobligation the same support services provided to recipients of publicassistance. These services may include, but are not limited to:

1. Locating noncustodial parents to obtain child support;

2. Establishing paternity;

3. Establishing or modifying child support obligations, that shall include aprovision for health care coverage for dependent children of the obligor; and

4. Enforcing and collecting child support obligations; however, the onlysupport in arrears that may be enforced by administrative action is (i)arrearages accrued or accruing under a court order or decree or (ii)arrearages on an administrative order accruing from the entry of suchadministrative order.

No individual shall be required to obtain support services from theDepartment prior to commencing a judicial proceeding to establish, modify,enforce or collect a child support obligation.

The Board shall charge a fee of one dollar upon application for servicespursuant to this section. At the option of the Department, the fee may bepaid by the Department on behalf of all applicants.

The Department is further designated as the public entity responsible forimplementing immediate income withholding pursuant to 466 of the SocialSecurity Act, as amended.

(1985, c. 488, 63.1-250.2; 1986, c. 594; 1988, c. 906; 1992, c. 527; 1995,c. 714; 2002, c. 747.)