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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Child Support Cooperation |
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26.8 |
IV-D REPORTS TO FAMILY ASSISTANCE |
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If Child Support (IV-D) reports any
information about the absent parent or the AU to Family Assistance, the
caseworker must take prompt action to review the information, determine its
impact on the AU and implement any necessary changes to the case. If IV-D reports that a named absent parent
has been excluded by a DNA test, the caseworker must contact the caretaker to
inform her that: ·
The man that
she named has been excluded as the father of the child. ·
It is no
longer acceptable for her to name the same man as the absent parent. ·
She must
name the true biological father. ·
She must
explain why she named the previous man. ·
She must
give a reasonable explanation of the true circumstances of the child’s
parentage. If she does not do this, without good cause, sanctions must be
applied. It is not acceptable for the
mother to glibly name another man or merely state that she does not know the
father’s name. |
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