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How To Update the OBLRV Screen

Legal Authorities

Legal Authority for Modification Process

It is very important to update the OBLRV screen once a review is completed. This is how you get credit for all of your hard work!

To update the OBLRV screen, access it by going to the OBL screen and tabbing down to the obligation that you wish to complete a review on. Note: It is important that you select the current obligation that needs to be reviewed. 

Type OBLRV next to the obligation that you wish to update and press enter.

This will pull up the OBLRV screen. There are several fields that need to be completed.

OBLRV screen with the fields numbered that correspond to the directions in the article

To Open the Review

  1. In the MULTI-MOD field enter:
    • N – Not a multi-mod
    • Y – A multi-mod is being done (if Y enter the office code for the office completing the multi-mod in the OFC field)
  1. Enter the date the review started in the DATE INITIATED field
  1. Enter the code in the HOW REVIEW INITIATED FIELD to indicate who requested the review:
    • APR – The NCP requested a review
    • CPR – The CP requested a review
    • PRO – The review was initiated by CSS
  2. Enter the TYPE REVIEW:
    • DESK
    • FAST
    • STND
  1. Enter the DOCUMENT TYPE:
    • A – Administrative court documents
    • J – Judicial court documents
    • N – No documents
  1. Indicate if a review is to be opened on all obligation in the REVW ALL OBLIGATIONS field:
    • N – No (This is the default)
    • Y – Yes (this will open the OBLRV on all active obligations on this FGN)

Court pleadings may be printed from this screen by completing the following fields under “FAST TRACK INITIATION ONLY”:

  1. Enter the court date
  2. Enter the court time
  3. Enter the hearing format:
    • I – In Person
    • T – Teleconference
  4. Enter the name of the hearing officer
  5. Enter the first initial and last name of the contact person

You must be using the review type FAST and document type A or J for this to print the documents.

Press enter. The OBLRV is now open.

To Close the Review

Access the review by going to the OBL screen and tabbing down to the obligation that you wish to complete a review on. Enter OBLRV next to the obligation that you wish to complete the review on and press enter.

  1. Enter the date the review was completed in the DATE REVIEW COMPLETED FIELD
  2. Enter the REV/ADJ RESULTS:
    • INCREASE – increase in support
    • DECREASE – decrease in support
    • MEDONLY – change in medical support only
    • NOCHANGE – no change done (NCP employed at job less than 180 days, review finds no income, medical or other changes to warrant modification)
    • APNOSERV – NCP unable to be served (must have attempted service)
    • CPNOSERV – CP unable to be served (must have attempted service)
    • BPNOSERV – BP unable to be served (must have attempted service)
    • APNOCOOP – AP would not cooperate; mod process stopped
    • CPNOCOOP – CP would not cooperate; mod process stopped
    • BPNOCOOP – BP would not cooperate; mod process stopped
    • NOJURIS – no jurisdiction to modify
    • NOCRITER – doesn’t meet criteria for modification (less than 12 months since last review; all children on case emancipated)
    • APNOCTRY – NCP is out of the country
    • CPNOCTRY – CP is out of the country
    • NOLOCATE – inability to locate a party on the case
    • ERROR – review started in error
    • ABATED – case was abated
    • CASECLOS – Case closed (only system generated)
  3. Enter the HEARING DISPOSITION (if needed) – use the same codes as the HEARA/HEARU screen
  4. GUIDELINES FOLLOWED?
    • Y – yes
    • N – no
  1. Enter the DEVIATION REASON if the guidelines were not followed – this is a free form field

Press enter and the OBLRV screen is now updated. This will create an auto case log. However, if there is any additional information that needs to be added, be sure to update the case log.