Q: Interstate or Foreign Support Orders & Accrued Interest Owed to the Parent
Is it common for CSE caseworkers not to comprehend the UIFSA? It's very frustrating. Even more confusing is trying to find legislation that answers a specific question.
The case in question has a past due amount of $44,750.00 and no payment has been made on the account since 2013. RI now has personal jurisdiction over the non-custodial parent, and the original child support order issued in MA.
When RI established personal jurisdiction over this case, and registered the foreign support order in 02/2017, they did not include the Massachusetts “Interest Owed to the Parent” which totals $5,900.00. Why?
RI allows interest to accrue on cases established in Rhode Island, so why wouldn’t Rhode Island include the “Interest Owed to the Parent” from MA?
Is there UIFSA/Federal or State legislation that supports this? Thank you.
A: It may have been as simple as a data processing oversight. That is a substantial amount past due. Hopefully, you have retained competent counsel to ensure the interest is properly perfected.
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