Our client is seeking payment on a child support order from her child's absentee father. She's heard about something caused "administrative enforcement." She wants to know how it works.
What will be an ideal response?
Many states have Bureaus of Support Enforcement or IV-D agencies. These are state agencies mandated by federal law pursuant to the Child Support Enforcement and Establishment of Paternity Act. Their purpose is to facilitate entry and enforcement of child support orders on a state-by-state basis. The IV-D agencies provide four services:
| 1) | Locate noncustodial parent through parent locator services; |
| 2) | Establish paternity through testing of putative father; |
| 3) | Facilitate entry of support orders following the location of the noncustodial parent; and |
| 4) | Enforcement of existing orders. |
The client has established paternity and there is an existing support order. She just needs to find the child's father. These agencies may be able to locate him through search records of state and local agencies like departments of motor vehicles, state occupational licensing departments, IRS, or the Social Security Administration.
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