Collection & Enforcement Systems
OCSE’s collections and enforcement unit works with public and private organizations to initiate a variety of enforcement activities at the federal level on behalf of state child support agencies. To help states enforce child support orders, we:
- Submit an obligor’s child support debt to the Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Service to offset a tax refund and other federal payment
- Submit the delinquent obligor’s information to the Department of State to deny issuance of a passport
- Conduct a data match with insurance companies, state workers’ compensation agencies and the Department of Labor to offset an upcoming insurance claim or award
- Conduct a data match with financial institutions to search for a delinquent obligor’s account information
- Operate the Debt Inquiry Service that offers a central place to collect upcoming bonus or claim payment information from employers and insurers, which is then matched against information for delinquent obligors
Related Pages
Featured Resources
Overview of the Federal Offset Program
April 26, 2012Passport Denial
December 29, 2011State Child Support Agency Passport Denial Program Contacts
June 5, 2012
Federal Offset Collections Schedule
December 30, 2011Federal Offset Program User Guide
September 28, 2011Restructured Project Save Our Children (PSOC) Services
January 7, 2011
OCSE Federal Offset and Passport Denial Program Contacts
April 10, 2012OCSE Data Transmission Contacts
March 12, 2012
Additional Resources for Collection & Enforcement Systems RSS Feed
Insurance Match Release 13-01 Minor: Specifications
October 4, 2012Describes a modification to allow download of Insurance Match Response files from the State Services PortalFOP Release 13-01 Minor: Specifications
October 4, 2012Explains enhancements to the Federal Offset system Case Submission and Update process and the corrected SSN processFederal Offset and Pre-Offset Notice Program Fees
September 24, 2012Provides information on Federal Offset and Pre-Offset Notice Program fees for FY 2013OCSE & State Child Support Multistate Financial Institution Data Match Contacts
September 13, 2012Provides OCSE and state child support agency contact information for the multistate financial institution data match programOCSE Insurance Match Program Fact Sheet
September 5, 2012Provides information and monthly details about OCSE's Insurance Match Program including benefits to children
State Child Support Agency Passport Denial Program Contacts
June 5, 2012State contact information for child support staff that handle passport denial inquiriesFederal Tax Refund Offset Program
December 29, 2011Provides an overview and answers questions about the Federal Tax Refund Offset ProgramFederal Offset and Pre-Offset Notice Program Fees
September 24, 2012Provides information on Federal Offset and Pre-Offset Notice Program fees for FY 2013Release 13-01 Major: Manifest
September 4, 2012Describes the DIS, e-IWO, FCR, FOP, IM, IRG and QUICK enhancements for implementation in January 2013Collection and Enforcement of Past-Due Child Support Obligations
June 11, 2010Updates AT-99-14 regarding Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, Passport Denial, MSFIDM, and Insurance Match programs