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Title XXX
SOCIAL WELFARE
Chapter 409
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409.2557 State agency for administering child support enforcement program.
(1) The department is designated as the state agency responsible for the administration of the child support enforcement program, Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 651 et seq.
(2) The department in its capacity as the state Title IV-D agency has the authority to take actions necessary to carry out the public policy of ensuring that children are maintained from the resources of their parents to the extent possible. The department’s authority includes, but is not limited to, the establishment of paternity or support obligations, the establishment of a Title IV-D Standard Parenting Time Plan or any other parenting time plan agreed to and signed by the parents, and the modification, enforcement, and collection of support obligations.
(3) The department has the authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement all laws administered by the department in its capacity as the Title IV-D agency for this state including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Background screening of department employees and applicants, including criminal records checks;
(b) Confidentiality and retention of department records; access to records; record requests;
(c) Department trust funds;
(d) Federal funding procedures;
(e) Agreements with law enforcement and other state agencies; National Crime Information Center (NCIC) access; Parent Locator Service access;
(f) Written agreements entered into between the department and support obligors in establishment, enforcement, and modification proceedings;
(g) Procurement of services by the department, pilot programs, and demonstration projects;
(h) Management of cases by the department involving any documentation or procedures required by federal or state law, including, but not limited to, cooperation; review and adjustment; audits; interstate actions; diligent efforts for service of process;
(i) Department procedures for orders for genetic testing; subpoenas to establish, enforce, or modify orders; increasing the amount of monthly obligations to secure delinquent support; suspending or denying driver and professional licenses and certificates; fishing and hunting license suspensions; suspending vehicle and vessel registrations; screening applicants for new or renewal licenses, registrations, or certificates; income deduction; credit reporting and accessing; tax refund intercepts; passport denials; liens; financial institution data matches; expedited procedures; medical support; and all other responsibilities of the department as required by state or federal law;
(j) Collection and disbursement of support and alimony payments by the department as required by federal law; collection of genetic testing costs and other costs awarded by the court;
(k) Report information to and receive information from other agencies and entities;
(l) Provide location services, including accessing from and reporting to federal and state agencies;
(m) Privatizing location, establishment, enforcement, modification, and other functions;
(n) State case registry;
(o) State disbursement unit;
(p) Administrative proceedings to establish paternity or establish paternity and child support, orders to appear for genetic testing, and administrative proceedings to establish child support obligations; and
(q) All other responsibilities of the department as required by state or federal law.
(4) The department shall establish on its website a dedicated web page that provides information to obligors who have difficulty paying child support due to economic hardship. There must be a link to such web page on the main child support web page. The web page must be in plain language and include, at a minimum, information on how an obligor can modify a child support order, information on how to access services from CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the organizations awarded grants under s. 409.25996, and a link to the website for CareerSource Florida, Inc.
History.s. 3, ch. 76-220; s. 19, ch. 92-138; s. 4, ch. 94-318; s. 20, ch. 98-397; s. 26, ch. 2001-158; s. 9, ch. 2002-173; s. 2, ch. 2002-239; s. 22, ch. 2005-39; s. 3, ch. 2017-117; s. 12, ch. 2022-67; s. 90, ch. 2023-8.

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Florida Dept. of Revenue v. Diaz, 647 F.3d 1073 (11th Cir. 2011).

Cited 33 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2011 WL 3117875

...supporting monthly account statement, arguing that the statement demonstrated 1 The Florida DOR is the Florida state agency charged with enforcing and collecting child- support obligations established in another state. See Fla. Stat. § 409.2557. 2 The account statement contained the following provision regarding interest: “DOR court cost[s] and interest are not included on statement.” (Doc....
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State Dept. of Revenue v. Ferguson, 673 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 252255

...FRANK, A.C.J., and PARKER, J., concur. NOTES [1] Section 20.21, Florida Statutes (Supp.1994), directs the Department of Revenue to administer the child support enforcement program established by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq. (1989). See also § 409.2557, Fla.Stat....
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DF v. Dep't of Revenue Ex Rel. LF, 736 So. 2d 782 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 9184, 1999 WL 462098

...is entitled to receive the distribution from the clerk. D.F. appeals this order, arguing only that the maternal grandparents are indispensable parties. Both L.F. and the Department have standing to bring this action for the benefit of the child. See § 409.2557(2), Fla....
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Dep't of Revenue Ex Rel. Poynter v. Bunnell, 51 So. 3d 543 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 19938, 2010 WL 5540945

...DCF is charged with the administration of TANF benefits under Florida law. See §§ 414.025-414.55, Fla. Stat. DOR, on the other hand, oversees the administration of Florida's child support enforcement program, which the state must maintain as a precondition to receiving federal grants under the TANF program. See § 409.2557(1), Fla....
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Spano v. Bruce, 62 So. 3d 2 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 2266, 2011 WL 611831

...e here is whether a case can still be considered a Title IV-D case even if the Department of Revenue is not a party. Persons eligible for Title IV-D aid include all those who apply for enforcement or support of child support collection services. See § 409.2557(2), Fla....
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In Re Maiten, 225 B.R. 246 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1998).

Cited 2 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 12 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 39, 1998 Bankr. LEXIS 1229, 1998 WL 684217

...the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq. F.S.A. § 20.21(2)(h) (1994). Pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, the Department of Revenue is obligated to, among other things, enforce and collect child support obligations. F.S.A. § 409.2557 (1997)....
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In Re Diaz, 452 B.R. 257 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 23 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 77, 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 3399, 2009 WL 3584517

...e IV-D of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. §§ 651-665. Respondents are Title IV-D agencies and constitute state governmental units. Florida DOR is responsible for the administration of the Child Support Enforcement Program in Florida. FLA. STAT. § 409.2557(1), (2)....
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Dep't of Revenue, Child Support Enf't v. Cessford, 100 So. 3d 1199 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 19541, 2012 WL 5458066

...2008 Tax Intercept On November 11, 2008, Cessford received notice that DOR intended to intercept his 2008 income tax return for payment on the balance of the retroactive child support pursuant to the federal Tax Refund Intercept Program (TRIP). See 42 U.S.C. §§ 664 , 651 (2008); 26 U.S.C. § 6402 (c) (2008); see also § 409.2557(1), Fla....
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Dep't of Revenue v. Selles, 47 So. 3d 916 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 17143, 2010 WL 4483712

...pon the court [or other lower tribunal] by the consent of the parties," id., much less by their mere acquiescence. As the state agency responsible for administration of the child support enforcement program under Title IV of the Social Security Act, § 409.2557(1), Fla....
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Williams v. Beagle Ex Rel. Beagle, 777 So. 2d 1213 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2001 WL 175218

...Thus, the hearing officer was required to utilize Williams' actual income, based on the evidence before him. [4] REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS CONSISTENT HEREWITH. COBB and SAWAYA, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] Chapter 88, Florida Statutes (2000). [2] 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. (2000). Section 409.2557, Florida Statutes (2000) establishes DOR as the state agency responsible for administration of the child support enforcement program under the Social Security Act....
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State of Florida Dep't of Revenue v. Davis (In Re Davis), 465 B.R. 309 (M.D. Fla. 2011).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103311, 2011 WL 4055598

...DONE and ORDERED. NOTES [1] "The Florida [Department of Revenue] is the Florida state agency charged with enforcing and collecting child support obligations established in another state." In re Diaz, 647 F.3d 1073, 1080 (11th Cir.2011) (citing Florida Statute Section 409.2557)....
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Dep't of Revenue o/b/o Kathryn E. Salyer v. Kevin J. Vobroucek, 259 So. 3d 228 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

$2000 of further payments from Mr. Vobroucek. See § 409.2557(1), Fla. Stat. (2017) ("The department is
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DOR v. Curtis, 247 So. 3d 715 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...§§ 651-669 (2017); § 409.2563(1)(f), Fla. Stat. (2017); Dep't of Rev. v. McLeod, 96 So. 3d 443, 446 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012). Florida opted into TANF and designated the Department to provide assistance to custodial parents in obtaining and enforcing child support orders. § 409.2557(1), Fla. Stat. (2017); McLeod, 96 So. 3d at 446 (citing § 409.2557(1), Fla....
...parent to assist in enforcing a child support order." McLeod, 96 So. 3d at 448. This case involves the second situation. As such, the Department has the authority to enforce and collect Title IV-D support obligations and then disburse them to the custodial parent. §§ 409.2557(2), 409.2558(1) Fla....
...(2017). In this case, the petitioner was the Department acting on Mother's behalf to enforce the administrative order. Mother was not listed as a party. The Department collects the child support payments directly from Father for disbursement to Mother. §§ 409.2557(2), 409.2558(1), Fla....
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Dep't of Revenue ex rel. Meire v. Bander, 734 So. 2d 1145 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 360160

Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 651 et seq (1991). See § 409.2557, Fla. Stat. (1997). . At oral argument, Bander's
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Palewsky v. Dep't of Revenue Ex Rel. Miller, 61 So. 3d 1227 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 7197, 2011 WL 1877848

...nt; criminal contempt; a violation of a special law or county or municipal ordinance ancillary to a state charge, or if not ancillary to a state charge only if the public defender contracts with the county or municipality to provide representation); § 409.2557(1)-(2), Fla....
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Florida Dep't of Revenue ex rel. Barranco v. Barranco, 673 So. 2d 923 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 4762, 1996 WL 252257

Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 651 et seq. (1991). § 409.2557, Fla.Stat. (Supp.1994).
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Dep't of Revenue ex rel. Roberson v. Chaney, 90 So. 3d 883 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 2053297, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9184

...In doing so, the ALJ erred. Analysis The Department of Revenue has been designated by the Legislature as the state agency responsible for the administration of the child support enforcement program, Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 651 et seq. § 409.2557(1), Fla. Stat. The Department is authorized to take actions necessary to ensure that children are supported from the resources of their parents to the extent possible, including the establishment of paternity or support obligations. § 409.2557(2), Fla....
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Merritt v. Merritt, 802 So. 2d 1206 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 108, 2002 WL 21262

...Reversed and remanded. ALTENBERND and COVINGTON, JJ., Concur. . HRS was the Department of Revenue's predecessor as “the state agency responsible for administration of the child support enforcement program, Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 1302 .” § 409.2557, Fla....
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Dep't of Revenue v. LaGree, 106 So. 3d 534 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 535765, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 2263, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 359

...tment argues on appeal that the retroactive support period should have been calculated from the date the notice of paternity proceeding was served on Appellee. We agree. The Department administers the State’s child support enforcement program. See § 409.2557(1), Fla....
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Theodorides v. Theodorides, 201 So. 3d 141 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 18762

...Theodorides can achieve her desired result. The issue is a matter of jurisdiction, and, in the courts of this state, jurisdiction matters. 1 The Florida Department of Revenue is the agency that offers child support enforcement services throughout the State of Florida. § 409.2557, Fla....
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Dep't of Revenue & Mark Cole etc. v. Laura Beth Graczyk, 206 So. 3d 157 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18315

...Selles, 47 So. 3d 916, 918 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010) (citation omitted). DOR “is designated as the state agency responsible for the administration of the child support enforcement program, Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 651 et seq.” § 409.2557(1), Fla. Stat. (2015). “The department . . . shall have the authority to take actions necessary to carry out the public policy of ensuring that children are maintained from the resources of their parents to the extent possible.” § 409.2557(2), Fla....
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Gurell v. Starr, 640 So. 2d 228 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 7753, 1994 WL 406148

...If any legal or factual basis exists to support its standardized fee schedule, this will be HRS’ opportunity to offer it. REMANDED for an evidentiary hearing. HARRIS, C.J., concurs. DAUKSCH, J., dissents, with opinion. . Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. See § 409.2557, Fla.Stat....
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State, Dep't of Revenue ex rel. Atherley v. Atherley, 659 So. 2d 469 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 8891, 1995 WL 497120

...The State of Florida, Department of Revenue, and Nilsa R. Averhoff appeal an award of administrative costs in a paternity proceeding. In 1994 the state child support enforcement agency filed a paternity action on behalf of the mother, appellant Nilsa R. Averhoff. 1 This was a Title IV-D case. See § 409.2557, Fla.Stat....
...istrative costs. Affirmed as modified. . The complaint was drafted and verified by the mother in June, 1994, when the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was Florida’s Title IV-D child support enforcement agency. See §§ 409.2554(1), 409.2557, Fla.Stat. (1993). Effective July 1, 1994, the child support enforcement program was transferred to the Department of Revenue. Ch. 94-124, § 1, Laws of Fla.; §§ 409.2554(1), 409.2557, Fla.Stat....
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Dep't of Revenue v. McLeod, 96 So. 3d 443 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 3537235, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13717

...gnation of a single and separate organizational unit ... within the State to administer the plan” for enforcing child support orders and obtaining support. In Florida, DOR is the agency charged with performing these statutorily-required tasks. See § 409.2557(1), Fla....
...1st DCA 2009) (holding trial court erred by prohibiting DOR from intercepting tax refund, noting this court’s agreement that state courts may not interfere with a “comprehensive child support enforcement scheme.”) (emphasis added). As noted, section 409.2557(1), Florida Statutes, designates DOR “as the state agency responsible for the administration of the child support enforcement program, Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.” (Emphasis added.) Subsection (2) of this statute provi...

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