US Child Support Disbursement via Debit Card and Direct Deposit Resources in United States
US Child Support Disbursement via Debit Card and Direct Deposit Resources
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State |
Direct Deposit |
Debit Cards |
Mandatory/Voluntary |
Statutory/ Administrative |
Statute Language and Citation |
| Alabama | |||||
| Alaska | Yes | No | Voluntary | ||
| Arizona | Yes | Yes | Voluntary | ||
| Arkansas | Yes | Voluntary | |||
| California | |||||
| Colorado | Yes | Yes | Voluntary | Agency Policy | |
| Connecticut | Yes | Yes | Voluntary | Seeking statutory authority to make mandatory | |
| Delaware | |||||
| Florida | |||||
| Georgia | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | ||
| Hawaii | |||||
| Idaho | Yes | Yes | Voluntary | ||
| Illinois | |||||
| Indiana | Yes | Yes (Pilot Program) | Voluntary | ||
| Iowa | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | Administrative Rule | |
| Kansas | Yes | Voluntary | |||
| Kentucky | |||||
| Louisiana | Yes | Voluntary | |||
| Maine | |||||
| Maryland | Yes | Voluntary | |||
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | Statutory | The state disbursement unit (SDU) shall use automated procedures, electronic processes, and computer-driven technology to the maximum extent feasible, efficient, and economical, for the collection and disbursement of support payments. M.G.L. c. 119A, s.5(a) |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes (Statewide Jan. 2007) | Mandatory | ||
| Minnesota | Yes | Yes | Direct deposit is mandatory. Debit card is voluntary. | ||
| Mississippi | |||||
| Missouri | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | ||
| Montana | Yes | Yes | Voluntary | ||
| Nebraska | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | ||
| Nevada | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | ||
| New Hampshire | Yes | Voluntary | |||
| New Jersey | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | Administrative | |
| New Mexico | Yes | Voluntary | |||
| New York | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | Agency Policy | |
| North Carolina | Yes | In Future | Voluntary | Administrative | |
| North Dakota | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | Statute | SDU shall use automated procedures, electronic processes, and computer-driven technology, including the statewide automated data processing system to the maximum extent feasible, efficient, and economical for the collection and distribution of child support payments. North Dakota Century Code §14-09-25(5) |
| Ohio | Yes | ||||
| Oklahoma | Yes | Yes
(Fall 2006) |
Voluntary | Administrative Rule for Debit Cards | |
| Oregon | Yes | Yes | Voluntary | ||
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | ||
| Rhode Island | Yes | ||||
| South Carolina | |||||
| South Dakota | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | ||
| Tennessee | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | ||
| Texas | Yes | Statutory | A local registry… may transmit a child support payment to an obligee by electronic funds transfer if the obligee maintains a bankaccount and provides the local registry with the necessary bank account information to complete electronic payment.
Tex. Fam. Code § 154.242 |
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| Utah | Yes | Yes | Mandatory in the future. | Administrative | |
| Vermont | Yes | Voluntary | |||
| Virginia | Yes | No | Voluntary | Agency Policy | |
| Washington | Yes | Yes | Voluntary | Agency Policy | |
| West Virginia | Yes | Yes | Mandatory | ||
| Wisconsin | Yes | ||||
| Wyoming |
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