Arrearage Unpaid court ordered child support payments for past periods. ADC/AFDC Aid for Dependent Children/Aid for Families with Dependent Children, former welfare program replaced in 1996 by TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Alleged Father A man named as the possible father of a child. Caretaker The person or agency taking physical care of the child. The person may or may not have legal custody of the child. Central Child Support Receipting Unit The Tennessee Department of Human Services operates CCSRU to collect and disburse child support payments. Child Care Assistance For Families First recipients and low-income families. Assistance available for purchasing child care while the parents are enrolled in Families First job-related training programs, job search or seeking employment. Confidentiality Privileged information that is treated as private and not for dissemination. The requirement that the use of or disclosure of information concerning applications and recipients of child support services be restricted except as required by federal and state law. Credit Bureau Reporting Federal and State law requires each IV-D agency to report periodically to consumer credit agencies. The name of the non-custodial parent, of which the IV-D agency has record, who is either current in payments of support or who is delinquent in payment of support and the amount of the current obligation or delinquent support is referred to the agencies. Custodial Parent The custodial parent is the parent (or person) with whom the child maintains primary residence. May be abbreviated as CP. May also be known as petitioner, caretaker parent, caretaker relative, obligee (a custodial parent with a support order), plaintiff, or primary residential parent. Dependent A person for whom a duty of support is owed. Emancipation For child support purposes, this represents the point in time when the parents of a child are no longer legally responsible to financially support the child. In Tennessee, a minor child emancipates at age 18 or graduation from high school whichever is later or the class graduates when the child turns 18, drops out of school after turning 18, marries, dies, enters military service or upon court order. Each state has different laws Enforcement The use of administrative and/or judicial techniques to convince the non-custodial parent to comply with the court order. Families First (formerly AFDC) Tennessee's welfare reform program. A temporary cash assistance program that emphasizes work, training, education, and personal responsibility. A variety of other support services are available to help customers make the transition to self-sufficiency. Also includes Food Stamps and TennCare. Good Cause For Families First recipients - if you think that helping the child support office to establish paternity or enforce child support would not be good for you or your child, you may be eligible for exemption from the CSE program. Talk to your Families First case manager. Income Withholding A mandatory procedure, that is part of the support order, where employers make automatic deductions from a parent’s income to pay child support. Also called income assignment or wage withholding. Interception of IRS Tax Refunds Only IV-D cases are eligible for interception of Treasury payments or IRS tax refunds. This is federally mandated. Interception of Unemployment Compensation Benefits The IV-D agency is required to collect unmet support obligations owed by an individual by having part of the individual’s unemployment benefit withheld and forwarded to the CCSRU, not to exceed 50% of the unemployment check. License Revocation A suspension of drivers, professional, business or recreational license for failure to pay child support. Medicaid and TennCare Tennessee's medical assistance program, which provides health care/insurance for low-income individuals and families who otherwise could not afford it. Modification A court order that changes the terms of an earlier court order. Non-Custodial Parent The parent who is absent from the home or facility where the child or children physically reside. Abbreviated as NCP. May also be known as Absent Parent, Alleged Father, Putative Father, Obligor (an absent parent with a court order), respondent, defendant, alternate residential parent. Passport Denial This federal program requires states to certify obligors with an arrearage amount equal to or greater than $5000 so that a US passport will denied upon application. Property Lien A claim upon property to prevent sale or transfer until the child support debt is satisfied. Putative Father A person who has been named as the father of a child born out of wedlock, but for whom paternity has not been established. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) A category of public assistance paid on behalf of children who are deprived of one or both of their parents by reason of death, disability, or continued absence (including desertion) from the home. This program replaced the ADC/AFDC program effective January 1, 1997. TennCare A healthcare system for Tennessee residents who are eligible for Medicaid. Title IV-A Title IV-A of the Social Security Act of 1975 that contains the federal law establishing the public assistance program (welfare). Title IV-D Title IV-D of the Social Security Act of 1975 that contains the federal law establishing the child support enforcement program. Title IV-E Title IV-E of the Social Security Act of 1975 that contains the federal law establishing the foster care program. Title XIX Title XIX of the Social Security Act of 1975 that contains the federal law establishing the Medicaid program. UIFSA Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (effective January 1998) – allows for establishment and enforcement of child support orders when the non-custodial parent lives in a different state from the child. Replaces the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA).