2.5.1  Cooperation with Child Support

Each Custodial Parent (CP) With respect to a dependent child, a parent (see definition of parent) who resides with that child and, if there has been a determination of legal custody with respect to the dependent child, has legal custody of that child in the W-2 Group An adult custodial parent, all dependent children with respect to whom the individual is a legal custodial parent and all minor children with respect to whom the adult individual’s dependent child is a custodial parent. W-2 Group includes any non-marital co-parent or any spouse of the individual who resides in the same household as the individual and any minor children with respect to whom the spouse or non-marital co-parent is a custodial parent. W-2 Group does not include any person who is receiving cash benefits under a county relief block grant program. This is also referred to as the W-2 Assistance Group (W-2 AG) must cooperate in good faith with the efforts directed at all of the following for any minor child of that parent:

1.             Identifying and locating an absent parent;

2.             Establishing the paternity of any child of the custodial parent;

3.             Obtaining support payments or any other payments or property to which that parent and any minor child of that parent may have rights.

Each noncustodial parent in the W-2Wisconsin Works Group must cooperate in good faith with the efforts directed at all of the following for any minor child of that parent:

1.             Establishing the paternity of an alleged child of that parent; and

2.             Obtaining any support payments or any other payments or property for which that parent may be responsible.

For more information on child support cooperation, see 15.3.1.  

History: There are no previous versions of this policy.