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These services may include, but are not limited to:\n\n1\n\nLocating noncustodial parents to obtain child support;2\n\nEstablishing paternity;3\n\nEstablishing or modifying child support obligations, that shall include a provision for health care coverage for dependent children of the parents; and4\n\nEnforcing and collecting child support obligations; however, the only support in arrears that may be enforced by administrative action is (i) arrearages accrued or accruing under a court order or decree or (ii) arrearages on an administrative order accruing from the entry of such administrative order.\n\t\t\tNo individual shall be required to obtain support services from the Department prior to commencing a judicial proceeding to establish, modify, enforce or collect a child support obligation.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall charge the following fees:\n\t\t\ta. One dollar, upon application for services pursuant to this section. At the option of the Department, the fee may be paid by the Department on behalf of the applicants;\n\t\t\tb. Twenty-five dollars, for the cost of reopening a case within six months of requesting case closure; and\n\t\t\tc. Thirty-five dollars per federal fiscal year in each case of an obligee who has never received assistance pursuant to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and for whom the Department has collected at least $550 of child support annually. 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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 488 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1986, chapter 594; in 1988, chapter 906; in 1992, chapter 527; in 1995, chapter 714<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 11<\/a> and 600<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 165<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58663,"section_number":"20-79.2","catch_line":"Immediate income deduction; income withholding","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-79.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272453,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55360,"identifier":"63.2-1904","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/1\/63.2-1904","url":"\/63.2-1904\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1904\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/1\/63.2-1904","dublin_core":{"Title":"Administrative support remedies available for individuals not receiving public assistance; fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall make available to those individuals not receiving public assistance<\/span>, upon receipt of an authorization to seek or enforce a support obligation<\/span> the same support services provided to recipients of public assistance<\/span>. These services may include, but are not limited to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Locating noncustodial parents<\/span> to obtain child<\/span> support; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Establishing paternity; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Establishing or modifying child<\/span> support obligations, that shall include a provision for health care coverage<\/span> for dependent children of the parents; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Enforcing and collecting child<\/span> support obligations; however, the only support in arrears<\/span> that may be enforced by administrative action is (i) arrearages accrued or accruing under a court order<\/span> or decree<\/span> or (ii) arrearages on an administrative order<\/span> accruing from the entry of such administrative order<\/span>.\n\t\t\tNo individual shall be required to obtain support services from the Department<\/span> prior to commencing a judicial proceeding to establish, modify, enforce or collect a child<\/span> support obligation.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall charge the following fees:\n\t\t\ta. One dollar, upon application for services pursuant to this section. At the option of the Department<\/span>, the fee may be paid by the Department<\/span> on behalf of the applicants;\n\t\t\tb. Twenty-five dollars, for the cost of reopening a case within six months of requesting case closure; and\n\t\t\tc. Thirty-five dollars per federal fiscal year in each case of an obligee<\/span> who has never received assistance pursuant to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families<\/span> program and for whom the Department<\/span> has collected at least $550 of child<\/span> support annually. The Department<\/span> shall collect and retain such fee from the amount of child<\/span> support collected annually in excess of $550.\n\t\t\tThe Department<\/span> is further designated as the public entity responsible for implementing immediate income<\/span> withholding pursuant to § 466 of the Social Security Act, as amended. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT REMEDIES AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT RECEIVING PUBLIC\nASSISTANCE; FEES (\u00a7 63.2-1904)\n\nThe Department shall make available to those individuals not receiving public\nassistance, upon receipt of an authorization to seek or enforce a support\nobligation the same support services provided to recipients of public\nassistance. These services may include, but are not limited to:\n\n1. Locating noncustodial parents to obtain child support;\n\n2. Establishing paternity;\n\n3. Establishing or modifying child support obligations, that shall include a\nprovision for health care coverage for dependent children of the parents; and\n\n4. Enforcing and collecting child support obligations; however, the only support\nin arrears that may be enforced by administrative action is (i) arrearages\naccrued or accruing under a court order or decree or (ii) arrearages on an\nadministrative order accruing from the entry of such administrative order.\n\t\t\tNo individual shall be required to obtain support services from the\nDepartment prior to commencing a judicial proceeding to establish, modify,\nenforce or collect a child support obligation.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall charge the following fees:\n\t\t\ta. One dollar, upon application for services pursuant to this section. At the\noption of the Department, the fee may be paid by the Department on behalf of the\napplicants;\n\t\t\tb. Twenty-five dollars, for the cost of reopening a case within six months of\nrequesting case closure; and\n\t\t\tc. Thirty-five dollars per federal fiscal year in each case of an obligee who\nhas never received assistance pursuant to the Temporary Assistance for Needy\nFamilies program and for whom the Department has collected at least $550 of\nchild support annually. The Department shall collect and retain such fee from\nthe amount of child support collected annually in excess of $550.\n\t\t\tThe Department is further designated as the public entity responsible for\nimplementing immediate income withholding pursuant to § 466 of the Social\nSecurity Act, as amended.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 488, \u00a7 63.1-250.2; 1986, c. 594; 1988, c. 906; 1992, c. 527;\n1995, c. 714; 2002, c. 747; 2007, cc. 11, 600; 2019, c. 165.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}