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April 5, 2011

West Virginia Mandates Electronic Child Support Payments

West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin
West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin
West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin recently signed HR 3134, which among other things, requires employers with more than fifty employees to submit the support withheld via electronic means in a manner prescribed by the Bureau for Child Support enforcement.

Other Child Support Changes Implemented

In addition to the requirement of electronic payments by certain employers, HR 3134 also made the following changes:

  • Lowered the accrued interest rate;
  • Required employers to provide information as to the issuance of a bonus to the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement;
  • Extended the time parties may agree to for payment of arrearages under a payment plan from twenty-four to sixty months; and
  • Made various technical corrections.

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April 3, 2011

Utah to Recognize Foreign Support Orders

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Utah Governor Gary Herbert
Utah Governor Gary Herbert
Governor Gary Herbert recently signed SB 34, Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Highlights of the bill include:

  • Provision of procedures for recognizing foreign support orders;
  • Definitions of “convention”, “foreign country”, “foreign support order”, and “foreign tribunal; and
  • Incorporation of provisions for filing, modification, and enforcement of support orders issued by foreign countries that have comity with the United States.

SB 34 Effective July 1, 2013

The legislation is effective July 1, 2013.

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February 22, 2011

Iowa to Require Child Support Payments by EFT

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Charles M. Palmer, Director, Iowa Department of Human Services
The Iowa Department of Human Services has amended Chapter 97, “Collection Services Center,” Iowa Administrative Code to require submission of child support payments by means of electronic funds transfer (EFT) no later than June 30, 2015, unless an exemption applies.

Phased-in Implementation Schedule for EFT

The schedule for implementation is based on the number of employees and is as follows:

  • Employers with 1000 or more employees must be compliant by December 31, 2011,
  • Employers with 500 or more employees must be compliant by December 31, 2012,
  • Employers with 200 or more employees must be compliant by December 31, 2013,
  • Employers with 100 or more employees with an agent for payroll processing must be compliant by December 31, 2013.

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