Family Law Child SupportNew Clerk Training

Wednesday September 18, 2013

Hon. Brent X. Thurmond

Overview

1. Family Law: Types of Cases2. Child Support Case Establishment3. Title IV-D Cases – What are these?4. Non-Title IV-D Cases5. Duties of the Depository6. Clerks’ Child Support Services – How are these

paid for?7. State Disbursement Unit – What is this?8. Central Disbursement Unit – What is this?9. CLERC System – What is this?10.Where to get Help?

Family Law: Types of Cases

InjunctionsDependencyDomestic ViolenceDivorce and Child Support

Child Support Case Establishment

Dissolution of MarriagePaternityEnforcement of Support

Title IV-D Cases

What are these?

Non-Title IV-D Cases

Income Deduction OrdersPaid to the ClerkPaid between the Parties

Duties of the Depository

Official RecordAuthorize Disbursements & Maintain Payment HistoryDelinquency NoticesJudgments and ArrearagesIntercepts

Clerk’s Child Support Services

How are these paid for?Non-Title IV-D Filing FeesNon-Title IV-D Payment Processing Fees

Fees paid through the SDUFees paid directly to the Depository

Cooperative Agreements

State Disbursement Unit

What is this?

Central Disbursement Unit

What is this?

CLERC System

What is this?“Clerk of Court Child Support Collection System” or “CLERC System” means the automated system established pursuant to s. 61.181(2)(b)1., integrating all Clerks of Court and depositories and through which payment data and State Case Registry data is transmitted to the Department of Revenue’s automated child support enforcement system.Participation is mandatory - Chapter 61 of the Florida Statues.

CLERC System

Maintains all Child Support Depository CasesThe application is used by all 67 Florida CountiesMaintained and supported by CiviTek

CLERC Application Functions

Case MaintenanceCase party demographicObligation breakdown

ReceiptingLocal SDU Lock-box processing

Daily Payment ProceduresPayment Disbursements

Delinquency and JudgmentsWarrant Operations

Bank Reconciliations

Reports/UtilitiesCode TablesSystem Reports

CLERC Application Interfaces

DOR – Department of RevenueWeekly SCR (State Case Registry) Files

SCR Non IV-D case data

Daily Disbursement FilesHrsdata – IV-D payment disbursement data306 – DOR disbursement detail

CLERC Application Interfaces

SDU – State Disbursement Unit Daily Case information demographic

110 files Daily Receipts and Disbursement Files

270 (lock-box) – SDU receipts (48 hour turn around time)305 Clerk disbursements950 Non IV-D disbursements

Daily Exception Files 37501 misapplied37502 change of address37503 stop/void payments

Central Site – FCCC repositoryAll data transmitted to and from the CLERC system, DOR system and SDU is warehoused at FCCC.

Child Support Terms

“IV-D Cases” – Cases receiving child support services through DOR.“Non IV-D” – Cases not receiving assistance through DOR services, but Child Support case is ordered to be paid through depository.“IDO” Income Deduction Order – An order by the court requiring an employer to deduct payments from the payor and to remit them directly to SDU.“OTC” Over The Counter – Payments that are processed at the local Clerk’s office.SDU – State Disbursement UnitDOR – Department of RevenueCSE – Child Support Enforcement

Where to get Help?

FCCC Service Desk for Technical IssuesResolution Team for Constituent Issues