Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-3-6-.04
Unemployment Compensation Intercept Program
Effective Dec 14, 2020Succedent emergency amendment effective July 20, 1999. New Rule: Filed September 3, 1999; effective October 8, 1999. Amended: Filed July 6, 2011, effective August 10, 2011. Amended: Published October 30, 2020, effective December 14, 2020.Alabama Department of Human Resources
- (1) Through the income withholding process, a portion of the unemployment compensation benefits of a noncustodial parent may be withheld and applied to the current support obligation and arrearages.
- (2) The Department of Human Resources sends an income withholding order to the Department of Industrial Relations.
- (3) The Department of Human Resources sends the noncustodial parent a copy of the income withholding order and a notice of the right to an administrative review. The noncustodial parent has 15 days from the date that appears on the notice to request an administrative review.
- (4) Once the intercept begins, the payments continue until the Child Support Enforcement Division instructs DIR to terminate the intercept, or the noncustodial parent no longer receives unemployment compensation.
Author: Clifford Smith
Statutory Authority: P.L. 93-647; P.L. 98-378; 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.; §9 of P.L. 96-611; 42 U.S.C. §663; 45 C.F.R. 205-235; 45 C.F.R. 301-306; Alabama State Plan – Child Support Enforcement Program; Code of Ala. 1975, §§30-3D-101 through 902, 38-2-6; 38-10-1 through 11, 40-18-100 through 109.
History: Succedent emergency amendment effective July 20, 1999. New Rule: Filed September 3, 1999; effective October 8, 1999. Amended: Filed July 6, 2011, effective August 10, 2011. Amended: Published October 30, 2020, effective December 14, 2020.