INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF 340:25-5-133
Revised 7-1-08
1. (a) Verification. When a person notifies the Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) that he or she now has physical custody of a child(ren) who is the subject(s) of a support order, child support staff attempt to confirm this with the custodial person of record.
(1) If the custodial person of record is not available to confirm a change in custody, child support staff attempt to verify the change by requesting verification, such as school records or affidavits, from the new custodian. (2) Child support staff document a change in physical custody and designate a new custodial person of record only after CSED obtains convincing verification of a change in custody. CSED does not change the custodial person of record if there is any indication of kidnapping.
(b) Form 04KI025E. When a child is in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) and in out-of-home care, child support staff confirm any change of placement of a child by reviewing a copy of Form 04KI025E, Change in Placement Notification for Child's Attorney, provided by the Child Welfare worker, unless the child moves from one paid placement to another paid placement. Form 04KI025E, required under OAC 340:75-6-86, documents the placement and lists the name and address of the new placement provider. Change of placement involves reunification with a parent or change in caretaker or treatment facility.
(c) Change of placement on the automated Oklahoma Support Information System (OSIS). If the placement changes from:
(1) paid to unpaid, child support staff set up the new caretaker as another custodial person on that Family Group Number, build a separate child support obligation, and set up a private case type (M) in order to issue child support payments to the caretaker; or
(2) unpaid to paid, the child support payments are retained once the case type is changed to foster care or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reimbursement.