Expedited – per CFR title 45 §303.101 – 75% compliance level within 6 MONTHS, 90% within a year
The Code of Federal Regulations mandates that a state plan for child support must include a provision for the state IV-D entity to provide paternity establishment services and mandates it to provide these services in an expedited manner.
Expedited is the measure of elapsed time between the date of service and the date of disposition. This refers only to establishment cases. It does not include enforcement cases.
In IV-D cases needing support orders established, regardless of whether paternity has been established, action to establish support orders must be completed from the date of service of process to the time of disposition within the following timeframes pursuant to Sec. 303.101(b)(2)(i) of this chapter:
- 75 percent in 6 months; and
- 90 percent in 12 months.
- States may count as a success for the 6-month standard cases where the IV-D agency uses long-arm jurisdiction and disposition occurs within 12 months of service of process on the alleged father or non-custodial parent.
Disposition means the date on which a support order is officially established and/or recorded, or the action is dismissed.
During the review process, auditors will review DOCSL and HEARL.
As part of the audit, the Document Service List (DOCSL) will be reviewed to obtain the date of service for the non-custodial parent/alleged father. When updated correctly DOCSL provides information on the service of the non-custodial parent including the date of service and the type of service on the non-custodial parent (e.g. Waiver of Service, Certified/Restricted, personal services etc.).
This information is crucial in tracking contracts for the contract monitor for billing. Additionally, DOCSL is used by CARE to provide information to the parties on the status of service. The availability of the information determines if the call is resolved or if the customer is asked to check back later or if a follow-up is required by the local office.