Definitions.

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Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-166, § 2, 33 DCR 6710
Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-241, § 13, 46 DCR 905
Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-264, § 28(b), 46 DCR 2118
Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 146, 47 DCR 520
Apr. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-269, § 108(a), 48 DCR 1270
Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 3403(a), 51 DCR 8441
May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-100, § 3(a), 53 DCR 1886
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(a) of Income Withholding Transfer and Revision Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-200, November 17, 2005, 52 DCR 10490).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(a) of Income Withholding Transfer and Revision Emergency Amendment Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-167, July 26, 2005, 52 DCR 7648).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3403(a) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3403(a) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-486, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8236).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 108(a) of Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-5, February 13, 2001, 48 DCR 2440).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 107(a) of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Emergency Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-446, November 7, 2000, 47 DCR 9213).
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 107(a) of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-241, January 11, 2000, 47 DCR 581).
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 107(a) of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-177, November 2, 1999, 46 DCR 9678).
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 107(a) of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-126, August 4, 1999, 46 DCR 6606).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 7(a) of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-222, December 23, 1997, 44 DCR 114).
Section 5(b) of D.C. Law 16-42 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
“(20) ‘Support order’ means a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued by a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, for the support and maintenance of a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state, or a child and the parent with whom the child is living, which provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, or reimbursement and which may include related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income withholding, attorneys’ fees, and other relief.”
“(19) ‘Responsible relative’ means a person obligated under law for the support of a dependent child.
“(18) ‘Public assistance’ means assistance granted under the District’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program or Program on Work, Employment, and Responsibility pursuant to the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-201.01 et seq.).
“(17) ‘Other income’ means any income available to an individual, whether or not derived from remuneration based on employment.
“(16) ‘Order to withhold’ means an order that requires a holder to turn over earnings or other income in a specified amount to a specified payee rather than to an individual to whom the earnings or other income would otherwise be payable.
“(15) ‘Obligor’ means a person who is required to pay support pursuant to a support order.
“(14) ‘Obligee’ means a person or entity who is entitled to receive support pursuant to a support order.
“(13) ‘Notice to withhold’ means a written notice informing a holder that an obligor’s support order is enforceable by withholding and directing the holder to implement the withholding.
“(12) ‘Mayor’ means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or the Mayor’s designee.
“(11) ‘Holder’ means any person, firm, association, corporation, government official, or other entity that is believed to possess property of an obligor, including earnings or other income.
“(10) ‘IV-D agency’ means the Child Support Services Division of the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or successor organizational unit, that is responsible for administering or supervising the administration of the District’s State Plan under title IV, part D, of the Social Security Act, approved January 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2351; 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), pertaining to parent locator services, paternity establishment, and the establishment, modification, and enforcement of support orders.
“(9) ‘Entity’ means a partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, company, organization, or other business, including a governmental or nonprofit organization.
“(8) ‘Earnings’ means any remuneration based on employment, including, but not limited to, wages, salaries, annuities, retirement benefits, unemployment compensation, and disability benefits.
“(C) Any duty of reimbursement imposed by law for monies expended by the District for support, including public assistance and foster care.
“(B) Any duty of support imposed by court order, decree, or judgment, whether interlocutory or final; and
“(A) Any duty of support imposed by statute or by common law;
“(7) ‘Duty of support’ means:
“(6) ‘Dependent child’ means any child whose support is required by D.C. Official Code § 16-916, or any child to whom a responsible relative owes a duty of support.
“(5) ‘Custodian’ means the parent, relative, guardian, or other person with whom the dependent child resides.
“(4) ‘Court’ means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
“(3) ‘Collection and Disbursement Unit’ or ‘CDU’ means the centralized unit operated by the IV-D agency for the collection and disbursement of support payments as required under section 454B of title IV, part D of the Social Security Act, approved August 22, 1996 (110 Stat. 2207; 42 U.S.C. § 654B).
“(2) ‘Caretaker’ means a parent, relative, guardian, or other person whose needs are included in a public assistance payment for a dependent child and who is using those payments for the benefit of the dependent child.
“(1) ‘Business day’ means a day on which District offices are open for regular business.
“For the purposes of this act, the term:
“Sec. 2. Definitions.
Section 3(a) of D.C. Law 16-42 rewrote the section to read as follows:
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 107(a) of Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Temporary Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13-207, March 31, 2001, law notification 48 DCR 3238).
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 107 of Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Temporary Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Law 13-57, March 7, 2000, law notification 47 DCR 1979).
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 13 of Self-Sufficiency Promotion Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-230, April 20, 1999, law notification 46 DCR 4143).
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 7(a) of Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-210, April 13, 1999, law notification 46 DCR 3832).
“(16) ‘Withholding order’ means any legal or equitable order that requires a holder to turn over earnings or other income in a specified amount to a specified payee rather than to an individual to whom the earnings or other income would otherwise be payable.”
“(15B) ‘Support order’ means a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued by a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, for the support and maintenance of a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state, or a child and the parent with whom the child is living, which provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, or reimbursement and which may include related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income withholding, attorneys’ fees, and other relief.
“(15A) ‘Spousal support’ means a legally enforceable obligation assessed against an individual for the support of a spouse or former spouse who is living with a child for whom the individual also owes support and that is enforced by the IV-D agency.
“(15) ‘Responsible relative’ means any person obligated under law for the support of a dependent child.
“(14) ‘Recipient’ means a dependent child and, if applicable, the caretaker for the child.
“(13) ‘Public assistance’ means assistance granted under the District’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program or Program on Work, Employment, and Responsibility pursuant to subchapter 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 4.
“(12) ‘Other income’ means any income available to an individual whether or not derived from remuneration based on employment.
“(11) ‘Obligor’ means any responsible relative or person ordered to pay pursuant to any order or decision listed in § 46-207.
“(10) ‘Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or the Mayor’s designee.
“(9B) ‘Initiated withholding’ means withholding conducted pursuant to § 46-208(c).
“(9A) ‘Immediate withholding’ means withholding conducted pursuant to § 46-207(a-1).
“(9) ‘Holder’ means any person, firm, association, corporation, or government official whom the Mayor believes has possession of property of a responsible relative, including, but not limited to, earnings or other income of the responsible relative.
“(8B) ‘IV-D agency’ means the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or successor organizational unit, that is responsible for administering or supervising the administration of the District’s State Plan under title IV, part D, of the Social Security Act, approved January 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2351; 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), pertaining to parent locator services, paternity establishment, and the establishment, modification, and enforcement of support orders.
“(8A) ‘Entity’ means a partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, company, organization, or other business, including a governmental and nonprofit organization.
“(8) ‘Earnings’ means any remuneration based on employment including, but not limited to, wages, salaries, annuities, retirement benefits, unemployment compensation, and disability benefits.
“(7) ‘Duty of support’ means any duty of support imposed by statute or by common law; any duty of support imposed by order of the Court, decree, or judgment, whether interlocutory or final, or whether incidental to a proceeding for divorce, judicial separation, separate maintenance, or otherwise; any duty of reimbursement imposed by law for moneys expended by the District for support, including public assistance and foster care; or any duty of support imposed by any other section of this subchapter.
“(6) ‘District’ means the government of the District of Columbia.
“(5) ‘Dependent child’ means any child for whom the District is providing public assistance pursuant to subchapter 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 4 and whose support is required by § 16-916; or any child to whom an obligor owes a duty of support.
“(4) ‘Custodian’ means the parent, relative, guardian, or other person with whom the dependent child resides.
“(3) ‘Court’ means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
“(2A) ‘Collection and Disbursement Unit’ means the centralized unit operated by the IV-D agency for the collection and disbursement of support payments as required under section 454B of title IV, part D of the Social Security Act, approved August 22, 1996 (110 Stat. 2207; 42 U.S.C. § 654b).
“(2) ‘Child support’ means any payment that a responsible relative is ordered to make because of a duty of support.
“(1A) ‘Caretaker’ means a parent, relative, guardian, or other person whose needs are included in a public assistance payment for a dependent child and who is using those payments for the benefit of the dependent child.
“(1) ‘Business day’ means Monday through Friday, excluding District and federal holidays.
“For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
D.C. Law 16-100 rewrote the section, which had read:
D.C. Law 15-205 added par. (2A); and, in par. (8B), substituted “the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia,” for “the organizational unit of the District government,”.
D.C. Law 13-269 designated former par. (1) as (1A); inserted a new par. (1); and inserted pars. (8A), (8B), (9A), (9B), (15A), and (15B).
D.C. Law 13-91 in par. (13) validated a previously made technical amendment.
1981 Ed., § 30-501.
This section is referenced in § 16-911, § 46-301.01, and § 47-1805.04.
Interstate family support, notice of registration of order, see § 46-306.05.