States' Implementation Status of Uniform Interstate Family
Support Act (UIFSA)
January 18, 1995
DC-95-05
TO ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS
Dear Colleague:
As you may know, last year the Office of Child Support
Enforcement established an Interstate Referral Guide (IRG) Matrix
Work Group. The purpose of the work group is to review the
current IRG Profile and develop relevant child support
questions/elements to be included in the Profile. This Profile
is part of the Interstate Roster and Referral Guide, which
provides a concise overview of program, procedural, and statutory
information for topics such as guidelines, long-arm jurisdiction,
income withholding, paternity and order establishment, and review
and modification of orders. The selected elements will be based
on new legislation which States have passed and implemented.
The first task was to develop a short-term grid which outlines
basic UIFSA implementation data of interest to States. Enclosed
is a copy of the grid with each States' implementation status of
the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). The chart
highlights the date UIFSA was adopted, if passed; whether States
adopted UIFSA verbatim; whether States repeal URESA or income
wage withholding, and implementation date. The work group, in
conjunction with National Child Support Enforcement Association,
collected, reviewed, and compiled the data with input from
States. States should find this information useful when
processing UIFSA cases.
To date twenty States have enacted the Uniform Interstate Family
Support Act (UIFSA). Among the twenty States, fifteen have
implemented UIFSA and the remainder will start implementation
this year. Several States have omitted sections from their
statutes. Montana, South Dakota, and Maine have omitted the
provisions for direct income withholding (section 501). Maine's
statute also omits section 602, registration of child support
orders. UIFSA legislation has been introduced in Alaska,
California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Kentucky,
and Massachusetts.
The second task of the work group will be to collect more
detailed UIFSA information about processing procedures. This
information will be shared with States as well. OCSE would like
to continue sharing information with States as it is collected
and disseminated. Therefore, we encourage States to keep us
abreast when you adopt, enact, or pass legislation for the
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act law.
Page - TO ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS
Also, we would like to inform you that the Profile has been
updated and will soon be distributed to all States via a "Dear
Colleague" cover letter. Again this year, OCSE (upon request)
will provide this information on diskette to States. When you
receive this information, we encourage you to make the
information available to your state and local staff. If you have
any questions, please contact Hope Butler of my staff at (202)
401-5685.
Sincerely,
David Gray Ross
Deputy Director
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Enclosure
UIFSA State Date Adopted;
if passed Implementation
Date Adopted
Verbatim Repeal URESA? Repeal IWW?
1. Arkansas 03/12/93 03/12/93 Yes Yes No
2. Texas 06/18/93 09/01/93 Minor
variations Yes No
3. Montana 04/13/93 10/01/93 No, excludes
direct wage
withholding
Only as necessary to
adopt UIFSA; not
completely repealed
language of URESA but
UIFSA does replace URESA No
4. Nebraska 06/09/93 01/01/94 Yes Yes No
5. Wisconsin 04/30/94 04/30/94 Yes Yes No
6. Idaho 07/01/94 07/01/94 Yes Yes No
7. Oregon 11/04/93 07/01/94 Minor
variations No No
8. South Dakota 03/4/94 07/01/94 No, excludes
direct wage
withholding Yes No
9. Virginia 07/01/94 07/01/94 No, however,
the intent of
the Act has
not changed. Yes No
10. Washington 05/12/93 07/01/94 Yes Yes No
11. South Carolina 07/14/94 07/14/94 Yes Yes No
12. Oklahoma 09/01/94 09/01/94 Yes Yes No
13. Illinois 05/10/94 01/01/95 Yes No No
14. Colorado 04/20/93 01/01/95 No Yes No
15. Minnesota 05/10/94 01/01/95 Yes Yes No
16. Arizona 04/20/93 07/01/95 Excludes
provision for
criminal bench
warrant.
Includes civil
arrest warrant No, both statute exist
and will be used where
appropriate No
17. Delaware 7/15/94 07/01/95 Yes Yes No
18. Kansas 04/25/94 07/01/95 Yes No No
19. Maine 04/15/94 07/01/95 No, excludes
direct wage
withholding
and
registration
of child
support orders
Yes Yes
20. New Mexico 1994 07/01/95 Yes Yes NO
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