Applies To: This policy applies to Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) employees.
Policy Number & Title: 6620. Referrals to the Division of Child Support
Effective Date: September 1, 2022
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on when child welfare cases must be referred to the Division of Child Support (DCS).
Authority
RCW 13.34.030 Definitions
RCW 13.34.270 Child with developmental disability - Out-of-home placement – Permanency planning hearing
RCW 26.20.030 Family abandonment-Penalty-Exception
Chapter 71.A.20 RCW Out-of-home services
RCW 74.13.020 Definitions.
RCW 74.13.031 Duties of department - Child welfare services - Children's services – advisory committee.
RCW 74.13.350 Children with developmental disabilities - Out-of-home placement – Voluntary placement agreement.
RCW 74.20.040 Duty of department to enforce child support - Requests for support enforcement services - Schedule of fees - Waiver - Rules.
WAC 110-30-0040 What is child abandonment?
WAC 110-50-0300 When will cases be referred to the division of child support (DCS)?
WAC 110-50-0320 What constitutes good cause for not pursuing the collection or establishment of child support or paternity?
Policy
When children or youth are in out-of-home placement under the care and authority of DCYF, DCYF must review and refer cases to DCS when there is a court finding of abandonment as defined in RCW 13.34.030, unless good cause exists for not pursuing the collection of child support or establishing paternity.
Resources
Referrals to the Division of Child Support procedures (Located in the DCYF Policies & Rules Office SharePoint)
Original Date: July 1, 1997
Revised Date: September 1, 2022
Review Date: September 1, 2026
Approved by: Frank Ordway, Chief of Staff