Children’s Bureau - OCSE Joint Letter on Updated Child Support Referral Policy
DCL-22-06
DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER
DCL-22-06
DATE: July 29, 2022
TO: State IV-D Directors
SUBJECT: Children’s Bureau - OCSE Joint Letter on Updated Child Support Referral Policy
ATTACHMENT: Joint letter regarding the Assignment of Rights to Child Support for Children in Foster Care (PDF)
Dear Colleague:
The attached letter is released in partnership with the Children’s Bureau in ACF’s Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. It highlights a new question and answer in the Child Welfare Policy Manual regarding when it is appropriate for a title IV-E agency to secure an assignment of rights to child support for a child receiving title IV-E foster care maintenance payments in accordance with section 471(a)(17) of the Social Security Act.
Sincerely,
Tanguler Gray
Commissioner
Office of Child Support Enforcement