SB 1898 Summary

• Requires employers to include the case identification number with child support payments sent to the Centralized Support Registry, enabling proper allocation of payments when obligors have multiple support obligations.

• Amends income assignment procedures in child support cases to ensure withholdings are properly tracked and directed to the correct case through the Registry.

• Maintains immediate income assignment requirements in child support orders, with exceptions only when there is documented good cause or a written agreement between both parents.

• Directs the Centralized Support Registry to allocate and distribute all child support payments in accordance with federal regulations and the case identification number provided by the payor.

• Takes effect November 1, 2014.