Section 17460 Of Article 1.5. Delinquent Child Support Obligations And Financial Institution Data Match From California Family Law Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.5.
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. (a) As necessary, the department shall seek reciprocal
agreements with other states to improve its ability to collect child
support payments from out-of-state obligated parents on behalf of
custodial parents residing in California. The department may pursue
agreements with the Internal Revenue Service, as permitted by federal
law, to improve collections of child support delinquencies from
out-of-state obligated parents through cooperative agreements with
the service.
(b) The California Child Support Automation System, established
pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10080) of Part 1 of
Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall, for purposes
of this article, include the capacity to interface and exchange
information, if feasible, with the Internal Revenue Service, to
enable the immediate reporting and tracking of obligated parent
information.
(c) The department shall enter into any interagency agreements
that are necessary for the implementation of this article. State
departments and boards shall cooperate with the department to the
extent necessary for the implementation of this article. Out of any
money received from the federal government for the purpose of
reimbursing state departments and boards for their actual and
reasonable costs incurred in complying with this section, the
department shall reimburse those departments and boards. To the
extent that money is not provided by the federal government for that
purpose, and subject to the annual Budget Act, the state shall fund
departments and boards for their costs in complying with this
section.