Section 388-14A-3955 - What does DCS do when it determines an incarcerated person's support order should not be abated?(1) If DCS reviews its records and determines the NCP has access to or possession of income or assets to pay child support while incarcerated, DCS sends a notice regarding non-abatement of child support, sometimes called the notice regarding non-abatement, to the NCP and a copy to the custodial parent (CP). (a) There is a rebuttable presumption that an incarcerated person has no access to or possession of income or assets available to pay child support while incarcerated.(b) The notice regarding non-abatement includes the reason or reasons DCS believes it has rebutted the presumption that the NCP is unable to pay their child support obligation while incarcerated.(2) The parties may request an adjudicative proceeding if they disagree with the notice regarding non-abatement.(a) The parties may request a timely hearing within twenty days of the date of the notice regarding non-abatement.(b) The parties may request an untimely hearing within one year of the date of the notice regarding non-abatement.(c) The parties may request a late hearing one year or more after the after the date of the notice regarding non-abatement but must demonstrate good cause.(3) For purposes of this chapter, correctional industries compensation does not count as income or assets to pay child support.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-14A-3955
Adopted by WSR 22-02-063, Filed 1/4/2022, effective 2/4/2022