OAR 413-100-0810: Child Support Arrears Owed to Department

(1) Child support arrears resulting from nonpayment during an episode of Department custody will be assigned and payments disbursed as prescribed by law. (2) Any child support arrears owed to the Department after termination of assignment to the Department will be collected by DCS and payments disbursed to the Department until the debt for past paid substitute care is fulfilled, or until the legal time frame for collection of the debt expires whichever is earlier. The legal time frame for collection of the debt expires 35 years from the judgment date. (3) With approval of the Child Permanency Program Manager or designee or the Federal Compliance Program Manager or designee, DCS may grant: (a) A file credit, wherein the child support arrears are not actively pursued, but will remain on file, and the agency reserves the right to collect the arrears at a later date; or (b) A satisfaction on the arrears, wherein the child support arrears are forgiven through the court and the agency may not attempt to collect from the parent.