A: Yes. We can request the other state
obtain and enforce a child support order, or depending
on jurisdiction, we can obtain and enforce the order
across state lines.
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A: If the United States has a reciprocal
agreement with the other country, we will contact them
to obtain and/or enforce a child support order. If not,
we have no jurisdiction to enforce and will have to
review the case for closure.
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A: Once we have determined that an
out-of-state referral is necessary, a request is sent
from our office to the other jurisdiction. The other
jurisdiction has ninety days from the date we sent the
referral to open the case. The only contact we can make
with the other jurisdiction during that time period
is to request an Acknowledgement letter after thirty
to forty-five days. After ninety days, we can send requests
to the other jurisdiction asking for the case status
of your case.
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A: We must register another county
or state's order to make it an enforceable Sacramento
County order. With an enforceable order, we can serve
Wage Assignments and Health Insurance Coverage Assignments,
submit balances for IRS, FTB, Unemployment and Disability
intercepts, and many other enforcement tools to enforce
the order. Without the registration process, we have
no legal means of enforcing the order.
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A: Once we have exhausted all enforcement
measures available to use in California, we will request
the other state enforce an order on our/your behalf.
In order to enforce our California order in another
state, the other state must first "register"
the California order to make it an enforceable order
in their state. This allows them to use various enforcement
tools such as service of Wage Assignments and Health
Insurance Coverage Assignment, liens on assets and interception
of Unemployment or Disability benefits.
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A: Prior to requesting the assistance
of another state, we review every case to determine
if California has jurisdiction to either establish or
enforce a child support order. If we determine that
California has no jurisdiction, we send a request to
the other state asking them to establish and/or enforce
a child support order as we do not have the jurisdiction
legally necessary to establish and/or enforce a child
support order in the case. Jurisdiction is determined
pursuant to
Federal and State laws and regulations.
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