(a) Written request.
(1)
- (A) A party, or their attorney, may request an administrative hearing by submitting a written request to the office specified on the notice of the intended administrative action.
- (B) That request must be received within the timeframe specified on the notice.
- (C) As a convenience, an Administrative Hearing Request form is available in all local Office of Child Support Enforcement offices and on the office website at https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/child-support.
(2) The request for an administrative hearing must contain information sufficient to determine the following:
- (A) A statement of the specific action for which a hearing is requested;
- (B) The reason the party believes the action should not occur; and
- (C) The relief or other action the requesting party is seeking.
(b) Timeframes in which to request an administrative hearing. The party against whom the proposed action is to be taken must submit a written request for an administrative hearing to the local child support office within the following timeframes from the mailing date of the notice of intent/pre-offset notice:
- (1) Federal tax offset – thirty (30) days from the date of the notice;
- (2) State tax offset – thirty (30) days from the date of the notice;
- (3) Financial Institution Data Match (FIDM) – ten (10) days from the date of the notice;
- (4) Insurance settlements or accounts (CSLN) – fifteen (15) days from the date of the notice;
- (5) Suspension of driver’s license, permanent license plates, recreational, or professional licenses – thirty (30) days from the date of the notice;
- (6) Custodial or noncustodial party noncooperation – thirty (30) days from the date of the notice; and
- (7) Release of address information – twenty (20) days from the date of the notice.