Policy

The following laws and regulations provide policy and program requirements related to the child support program.

• Flexibility, Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Programs final rule
• Child Support Provisions of the Social Security Act
• Child Support Regulations
• Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) 2008
• Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act (FFCCSOA)

OCSE provides program requirements, program information, policy guidance, and program instructions using several types of documents.

• Action Transmittal (AT) describes actions that programs must take to comply with new and amended federal laws (available from 1975)
• Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) conveys general information on program activities (available from 1989)
• Information Memorandum (IM) provides information on program practices that may be useful for program improvement (available from 1989)
• Policy Interpretation Question (PIQ) responds formally to policy inquiries (available from 1999)
• International Policy transmits guidance on international child support (available from 1993)
• Tribal Policy provides guidance on tribal child support (available from 1995)