                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CHILD SUPPORT INTERCEPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (§ 60.2-608)

A. Any individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the
time of filing such claim, disclose whether or not the individual owes child
support obligations as defined under subsection G of this section. If any such
individual discloses that he or she owes child support obligations, and is
determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation, the Commission shall
notify the state or local child support enforcement agency enforcing such
obligation that the individual has been determined to be eligible for
unemployment compensation.

B. The Commission shall deduct and withhold the following from any unemployment
compensation payable to such an individual:

   1. The amount specified by the individual to the Commission to be deducted and
   withheld under this subsection, if neither the provisions of subdivision 2 of
   this subsection nor the provisions of subdivision 3 of this subsection are
   applicable;

   2. The amount, if any, determined pursuant to an agreement submitted to the
   Commission under &#xA7; 454 (20) (B) (i) of the Social Security Act by the
   state or local child support enforcement agency, unless the provisions of
   subdivision 3 of this subsection are applicable; or

   3. Any amount otherwise required to be so deducted and withheld from such
   unemployment compensation pursuant to legal process, as defined in &#xA7; 462
   (e) of the Social Security Act, properly served upon the Commission.

C. Any amount deducted and withheld under subsection B shall be paid by the
Commission to the appropriate state or local child support enforcement agency.

D. Any amount deducted and withheld under subsection B shall be treated as if it
were paid to the individual as unemployment compensation and paid by such
individual to the state or local child support enforcement agency in
satisfaction of the individual&#8217;s child support obligations.

E. For purposes of subsections A through D of this section, &#8220;unemployment
compensation&#8221; means any compensation payable under this title, including
amounts payable by the Commission pursuant to an agreement under any federal law
providing for compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to
unemployment.

F. This section applies only if appropriate arrangements have been made for
reimbursement by the state or local child support enforcement agency for the
administrative costs incurred by the Commission under this section which are
attributable to child support obligations being enforced by the state or local
child support enforcement agency.

G. The term &#8220;child support obligations&#8221; as defined for purposes of
this section includes only obligations which are being enforced pursuant to a
plan described in &#xA7; 454 of the Social Security Act which has been approved
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Part D of Title IV (42
U.S.C. 651 et seq.) of the Social Security Act.

H. The term &#8220;state or local child support enforcement agency&#8221; as
used in this section means any agency of any state or a political subdivision
thereof operating pursuant to a plan described in subsection G of this section.

I. Any determination issued under subsection B shall be final.

HISTORY: 1982, c. 237, § 60.1-52.6; 1986, c. 480; 2024, cc. 562, 603.