Cite as: 43 CNCA § 502

A. 1. The Office of Child Support Services shall maintain a central case registry on all Title IV–D (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.) cases and all child support orders established or modified in Cherokee Nation after the date of the enactment of this subsection.

2. In Title IV–D cases, the case registry shall include, but not be limited to, information required to be transmitted to the federal case registry pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 654A.

B. 1. All orders entered after the date of the enactment of this subsection, which establish paternity or establish, modify or enforce a child support obligation shall state for all parties and custodians subject to the order:

a. an address of record for service of process in support, visitation and custody actions, and

b. the address of record may be different from the party's or custodian's physical address.

2. The address shall be maintained by the central case registry. The order shall direct that any changes in the address of record shall be provided in writing to the Office of Child Support Services within thirty (30) days of the change. The address of record is subject to disclosure to a party or custodian upon request pursuant to the provisions of this section and rules promulgated by the Office of Child Support Services. The Office of Child Support Services may refuse to disclose address and location information if the Office has reasonable evidence of domestic violence or child abuse and the disclosure of such information could be harmful to a party, custodian or child.

C. 1. All parties and custodians ordered to provide an address of record to the Office of child Support Services as specified in this section may, in subsequent child support actions, be served with process by regular mail to the last address of record provided to the Office of Child Support Services.

2. Proof of service shall be made by a certificate of mailing from a United States Post Office.

D. The Office of Child Support Services shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

Historical Data

LA 12–05, eff. March 21, 2005. Amended LA 12–12, eff. May 18, 2012.