R527.  Human Services, Recovery Services.
R527-430.  Administrative Notice of Lien-Levy Procedures.
R527-430-1.  Authority.
	This rule establishes procedures for Notice of Lien and Levy pursuant to Subsections 62A-11-103(4), (14); 62A-11-104(9); 62A-11-304.1(1)(h)(i)(A) and (B), (1)(h)(ii), (1)(h)(iii), (1)(h)(iv), (2), (5)(b); 62A-11-304.5 (1)(b); and Section 62A-11-313.

R527-430-2.  Purpose.
	The purpose of this rule is to provide procedures for the Office of Recovery Services/Child Support Services (ORS/CSS) to determine the amount that a financial institution or payor should release to an unobligated spouse who jointly owns a financial account, as defined in Subsection 62A-11-103(4), or who is a joint-recipient of a non-means tested lump sum payment, judgment, settlement, or lottery, when ORS/CSS has subjected the account, non-means tested lump sum payment, judgment, settlement, or lottery to a Notice of Lien-Levy, and the unobligated spouse has contested the action.

R527-430-3.  Definitions.
	1.  Terms used in this rule are defined in Sections 62A-11-103, 62A-11-303 and 62A-11-401.
	2.  In addition,"unobligated spouse" means a spouse and joint-owner of a financial account, joint-recipient of a non-means tested lump sum payment, judgment, settlement, or lottery who is not obligated under the child support order that is the basis for the action.

R527-430-4.  Procedures on Joint Financial Accounts, Non-means Tested Lump Sum Payments, Judgments, Settlements, and Lotteries.
	The procedures below will apply when an unobligated spouse contests a Notice of Lien-Levy or a Notice of Lien-Levy, Lump Sum Payment upon a joint financial account or payor of a non-means tested payment, judgment, settlement, or lottery.
	1.  The unobligated spouse must make a written request to ORS/CSS to review the action within 15 days of the date the concurrent notice of lien-levy was sent to the obligor and the unobligated spouse, pursuant to Subsection 62A-11-304.1(5)(a).
	2.  In cases that involve amounts from financial institutions, the unobligated spouse must provide ORS/CSS with documentation of recent income and/or documentation of the sources of deposits made to the financial account.  Examples of income documentation include:  copies of tax returns for the prior year with W-2's attached; or, copies of two or more recent pay records.  Examples of documentation of deposits to a financial account include:  receipts or statements which show the sources of deposits made to the financial institution for the current month and one or more prior months.  In cases that involve amounts from a non-means tested lump sum payment, judgment, settlement, or lottery, the unobligated spouse must provide ORS/CSS with documentation of the settlement percentage that each recipient should receive. Examples of payment documentation include:  written verification from the insurance company or other payor, a copy of the payment or settlement agreement, and/or a copy of a signed judgment.
	3.  ORS/CSS will determine the amount that the financial institution should release to the unobligated spouse based upon the proportionate share of the income earned by the unobligated spouse, or the proportionate share of deposits made to the financial account by the unobligated spouse, or a combination of the two methods.  In cases that involve amounts from a non-means tested lump sum payment, judgment, settlement, or lottery, ORS/CSS will determine the amount that the payor should release to the unobligated spouse based upon the validity of the documentation provided to ORS/CSS.
	4.  If it is determined that a portion of the property should be released to the unobligated spouse, ORS/CSS will notify the financial institution or payor pursuant to Subsection 62A-11-304.1(5)(b).
	5.  Upon receipt of a notice of release from ORS/CSS, the financial institution or payor shall release the property that is specified in the notice of release, but continue to secure the remaining property from unauthorized transfer or disposition until 21 days after the date the original Notice of Lien-Levy was sent, at which time the financial institution or payor shall surrender the remaining property to ORS/CSS pursuant to Subsection 62A-11-304.1(5)(b).

KEY:  child support
Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment:  March 18, 1999
Notice of Continuation:  December 15, 2017
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law:  62A-11-304.1