Default
(When your case is in arrears)
- An obligor is considered in Default when he/she is behind in payments totaling one month or more of his/her current support obligation.
- When the obligor owes in excess of one month's obligation a Notice of Default and Potential Action will be automatically generated by SETS. The Default Notice will be sent to the Obligor warning him/her of possible enforcement actions the CSEA may take to secure the past due support obligation. When a case goes into Default, this is the beginning of the Enforcement Process.
- Possible enforcement remedies include but are not limited to:
- SETS Automated Reporting to Credit Bureau Agencies
- Securing additional money to pay off arrears (CSEA may withhold an additional 20% of the current support obligation)
- Drivers License Suspension
- Tax Refund Intercept (Both Federal and State)
- Passport Denial
- Financial Institution Data Match (FIDM)
- Contempt
- Criminal Non-Support - misdemeanor and felony through the prosecutor's office