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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Child Support Cooperation |
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26.4 |
GOOD CAUSE FOR REFUSAL/FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH CHILD SUPPORT |
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Good cause can be granted for
refusal/failure to cooperate with Child Support Services only under the following circumstances: ·
It is
reasonably certain that there will be physical or serious emotional harm to
the child for whom support is being sought as a
result of the caretaker’s cooperation.
If the good cause claim is made based on emotional harm, an emotional
condition must already exist that cooperation would likely result in an
emotional impairment that would substantially affect the child’s functioning. ·
It is
reasonably certain that there will be physical or serious emotional harm to
the caretaker that would reduce his/her capacity to provide adequate care for
the child. If the good cause claim is
made based on emotional harm, an emotional condition must already exist that
cooperation would likely result in an emotional impairment that would
substantially affect the caretaker’s functioning. ·
Pursuit of
the child support would be detrimental to the child because he/she was
conceived as a result of incest or forcible rape. ·
Adoption or
termination of parental rights proceedings are pending for the child. ·
The
caretaker is being assisted by a public or licensed private social agency to
decide whether to keep the child or relinquish for adoption. This good cause reason will be in effect
for only three months. |
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