MS SB2083

Requires custodial parents receiving Title IV-D child support services to execute a sworn statement under penalty of perjury detailing amounts paid and unpaid by the noncustodial parent before the Department of Human Services can pursue collection of alleged arrearages

Mandates that absent parents receive actual notice and an opportunity to rebut alleged arrearages that accrued before child support payments were redirected to the Central Receipting and Disbursement Unit

Adds a legal defense for noncustodial parents allowing them to prove that child support was paid as due, which can be used against claims by the Department of Human Services

Effective date of July 1, 2015