collections, outreach, and beyond presenters: tanguler gray, dcss director stephen harris, associate...
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Collections, Outreach, Collections, Outreach, and Beyondand Beyond
Presenters: Tanguler Gray, DCSS Director Stephen Harris, Associate General Counsel
Presentation to: DHS Board Member
Date: June 17, 2015
Georgia Department of Human Services
Division of Child Support Services
Vision, Mission and Core ValuesVision Vision
Stronger Families for a Stronger Georgia.Stronger Families for a Stronger Georgia.
MissionMissionStrengthen Georgia by providing Individuals and Families access to services that promote self-sufficiency, independence, and protect Georgia's vulnerable children and adults.
Core ValuesCore Values• Provide access to resources that offer support and empower Georgians
and their families. • Deliver services professionally and treat all clients with dignity and
respect. Manage business operations effectively and efficiently by aligning resources across the agency.
• Promote accountability, transparency and quality in all services we deliver and programs we administer.
• Develop our employees at all levels of the agency.
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DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICESServices and Demographics FFY14Services and Demographics FFY14
Current InitiativesCurrent InitiativesAmended Value Statement
“Put Children First”
“Children Need Both Parents”
“Government should be a resource to families, not a substitute”Parent Accountability
Investment in our citizens and the community
Self-sufficiency
Outreach Programs: Fatherhood Program
Governor’s Initiative: Alternative to Incarceration – Problem Solving Court
Child Support Services includeChild Support Services include•Locating Non Custodial Parents
•Establishing Paternity
•Establishing, enforcing and modifying financial and medical child support orders
•Collecting and distributing support payments
Caseload Size includesCaseload Size includes•396,640 cases representing over 1.2 Million Georgia citizens
•533,252 children
•94% of Custodial Parents have never received public assistance or formerly received public assistance
•Serve 1 out of every 6 children under the age of 18
•Collections -$704 Million
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EnforcementAdministrative and Judicial Actions are taken to collect delinquent payments (drivers license suspension, passport denial, tax intercept, lottery winning intercept, tag lien, etc.)** DHS Rule: 290-7-1.10
LocateAutomated Interfaces and Manual Searches are performed to locate Non-Custodial Parents
Paternity Establishment
DNA Paternity Test**HB 568-Mandated Paternity
DHS Rule: 290-7-1.03
290-7-1.04
Court Order EstablishmentFinancial SupportMedical Support* Process service (Sherriff or private process server)
FinancialCentralized Payment Processing by the Family Support Registry (FSR)**HB 568-Mandated Paternity
DHS Rule: 290-7-1.05
Intake•Applications•Walk-ins•Mail•CSP/On-line•IV-A Referrals•Foster Care Referrals
Review & ModificationAdministrative and/or Judicial Review of court orders that are 36 months old or older for possible modification of support amount.** DHS Rule: 290-7-1.06
Division of Child Support Services Process FlowProcess Flow
Division of Child Support Services DHS Rules Recommendations DHS Rules Recommendations
Recommendations for ChangesDHS Rules
•290-7-1.03 - Paternity Establishment•290-7-1.04 - Paternity Establishment•290-7-1.05 - Financial•290-7-1.10 - Enforcement•290-7-1-06 - Review & Modification
House Bill 568 Mandatory Genetic Testing With the passing of this bill, DCSS will be required to conduct genetic testing in all cases where the issue of paternity is unresolved. Biological fathers who are identified by DCSS through genetic testing may have a higher likelihood of supporting their children and being a part of their lives thereby reducing the number of families on TANF and increasing the likelihood of children developing relationships with both parents. Mandatory genetic testing should also increase DCSS’ ability to continue to meet its paternity establishment goal each year.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed amendments to 290-7-1 will include the following features:
Increases the gross monthly income threshold related to fee
waivers in cases where a review or modification has been
requested.
Requires a completed application prior to the
commencement of a review or modification.
Allows electronic transmission of the Federal Income
Withholding (FIW) notice.
Sets out the procedures for genetic testing prior to the
establishment of a child support case, including the
requirement for a sworn statement and provisions related to
recouping costs of the testing.
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