AZ Child Support Order Question

CAL · August 2003

We just received our first "self-service" request from Arizona for verification of income in a child support case. It appears that a former spouse of a current employee is using this form in order to acquire information on the employee's current wages. Generally, we do not release information on our employees unless it is an "official" agency request (wage garnishment, DOD investigation, etc.), a subpoena, or an employee's written request. My records manager is asking if this is legit. From what I can see on the AZ Superior Court web site, it LOOKS legit -- but, we are hesitant to release employee information without something that looks "official." Arizona forumites - do you get these often, and are they in fact, legit?

Leslie · August 2003

Checking it out CAL - I'll get back with you.

HRQ · August 2003

I haven't seen one either - without an employee release signature on a non-official form, I'd be suspicious too.

Curious to see what Leslie finds - thanks for looking, Leslie!

System · August 2003

Cal - you can afford a 'RECORDS MANAGER'? Put her on it. She can't be occupied full time. But, from what you say, I would ignore it.

Leslie · August 2003

I had to do some checking. Here goes...

The way we understand it the ex-spouse should have sent that self service claim to AZ DCSE. What it is intended to do is cut out some of the legal action and time frames. Then they would be the ones to send an official document to you. We had an ex-employee try to present one on his ex-spouse who still worked here. We sent him packing.

CAL · August 2003

Thanks, Leslie - I thought this seemed fishy!! If getting your child support raised was as easy as printing a form off the internet, heck, I might've done it for myself!

Leslie · August 2003

As would I have, as would I. But alas, things weren't quite so easy in old AZ 13 years ago.

In any event, your welcome!

CAL · August 2003

Don - with over 9,000 current and countless former employees' records to manage, our Records Manager would vehemently disagree with you, to be sure! But, thanks for your suggestion, just the same.

Nrdgrrl · August 2003

Just curious, is this person like a file room supervisor? We have 16,000 current ee's and that's what we call the person in charge of the files...

CAL · September 2003

Exactly right - that's what she does; plus, she supervises the people that do data entry for the personnel files.

AZ Child Support Order Question

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