340:25-5-340 – ITS 5 courtesy copies
Address of Record
Address of Record (AOR) is an address for a party in the Child Support Services (CSS) Central Case Registry used for service of process in support, custody, and visitation actions.
The AOR can be used to serve:
- Subsequent actions: All parties in subsequent actions such as annual notice, motion to modify, motion to determine arrears, notice of intent to revoke and other notices in subsequent actions that don’t have their own service requirements in the law.
- Subsequent action – Add a baby: The custodian or biological mother in a modification action to determine paternity or support for a child not included in the prior order.
- Subsequent action – Add a baby: The acknowledgment of paternity (AOP) father in a motion to modify action for paternity and support for another child who was not included in a prior order.
- Paternity Notice of Parentage and Support Obligation (NOPSO) or Establishment Notice of Child Support Obligation (NOCSO) action: The custodian, biological mother (who may be the CP or NCP) in a paternity or establishment action.
- Establishment (NOCSO) action: The acknowledged (AOP) father in an establishment action.
The AOR cannot be used to serve:
- A party where there is a possibility of the party’s incarceration, such as a contempt action or other action in district court where failure to appear might result in a bench warrant.
- NOPSO: A presumed or alleged father.
How to use
Staff use the Affidavit of Service to Address of Record (GN23/GN23E) for initial service of legal documents by regular mail to the Address of Record. If the AOR is in history and there is a verified current address, staff send a courtesy copy of the documents being served to the current address. When serving by AOR, staff choose the option on the GN23 to show courtesy copies were mailed to an alternate address, in addition to the AOR.
Courtesy copies defined
These are copies of legal documents CSS staff are required to send by regular mail to an alternate address on file, in addition to the documents sent to the AOR.