1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.554 – Memorandum of Agreement (a) Each financial institution shall complete a memorandum of agreement for the purpose of exchanging information by way of an automated data exchange system implemented and managed by the Title IV-D agency. All data provided shall meet the standards as set forth in the “Financial…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.553 – Financial Institution Data Match Reporting Requirements (a) A financial institution doing business in the State shall participate on a calendar quarter basis in the exchange of data with the Title IV-D agency or its agent, matching the names of delinquent child support obligors with the names of account…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.552 – Definitions The following words and terms when used in this subchapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Account” means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, or money-market mutual fund account. (2) “Account owner…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.551 – Scope Section 466 of the federal Social Security Act (the Act), as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P. L.104-193), requires each state to establish procedures under which the state’s child support enforcement agency (Title IV-D agency) shall enter into agreements with…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.501 – Release of Information (a) Upon request to the IV-D agency by an authorized person or his or her authorized representative, the IV-D agency may provide the following information: (1) the status of pending or possible legal action regarding a case involving the authorized person; (2) copies of legal…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.409 – Rescinding Acknowledgment or Denial Any signatory to an Acknowledgment of Paternity or Denial of Paternity may rescind an acknowledgment or denial through a certified entity providing such services. The rescinding party must: (1) Complete a Rescission of Acknowledgment of Paternity form. (2) Mail copies of the Rescission of…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.408 – Parent Survey (a) Each certified entity must provide the parents (and presumed father, if applicable,) with the opportunity to complete and sign the Parent Survey if the parent was provided the opportunity to voluntarily acknowledge paternity. The Parent Survey on the Acknowledgment of Paternity (AOP) may be found…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.407 – Certification All birthing hospitals, all birthing centers, the Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics Unit, a registered nurse working in a partnership program funded through the nurse-family partnership competitive grant program, and each certified entity must have staff who: (1) provide the mother and father the…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.406 – Entities Providing Paternity Establishment Services (a) The following entities must provide voluntary paternity establishment services after being certified by the Office of the Attorney General: (1) all public and private birthing hospitals; (2) all birthing centers; (3) the Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics Unit; and…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.405 – Denial of Paternity Form If the mother declares in the Acknowledgment of Paternity form that there is a presumed father of the child, the acknowledgment must be accompanied by a Denial of Paternity form signed by the mother and the presumed father, unless the presumed father is the…