With the ultimate goal of reunification, we do not want to create barriers for families. If the family is working their Individual Service Plan (ISP) in the deprived case, the Hope centered approach is to only let automated enforcement remedies run. These include (but are not limited to):
- Sending Income Withholding Orders (IWOs) and electronic Income Withholding Orders (eIWOs) to employers;
- Perfecting liens on real property by filing Statements of Judgment with county clerks;
- Perfecting liens on personal property such as filing liens in Workersʹ Compensation Court or Personal Injury cases;
- Referrals for federal and state income tax refund offset; and
- Referrals for the federal administrative offset program.
If the family is not working their ISP, the office may also use judicial or manual remedies in the deprived action if the court defers jurisdiction to CSS. These include (but are not limited to):
- Levies on financial accounts resulting from the Financial Institution Data Match (FIDM) process
- Notice/Order for Child Support Lien
- Notices of Intent to Revoke License
- Notices of Enforcement or Contempt Citations