HB 1759

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to child support; amending s. 61.046,
3	F.S.; revising a definition; amending s. 61.13, F.S.;
4	eliminating the requirement that a minor child's social
5	security number be included in a support order; amending
6	s. 61.1301, F.S.; revising the statement of obligor's
7	rights and notice requirement to include a requirement of
8	continued support under certain circumstances; requiring
9	an obligor to petition for an administrative hearing under
10	certain circumstances; providing for the continuation of a
11	support obligation after emancipation of the minor under
12	certain circumstances; providing for application to
13	support orders or income deduction orders entered before,
14	on, or after July 1, 2004; amending s. 61.181, F.S.;
15	requiring the state depository to establish an account for
16	receipt and disbursement of certain payments upon request
17	of the Department of Revenue; requiring the department to
18	provide certain documentation with such request; amending
19	s. 61.1814, F.S.; providing for types of moneys to be
20	deposited into the Child Support Enforcement Application
21	and Program Revenue Trust Fund; providing for use of such
22	moneys; amending s. 120.80, F.S.; providing proper venue
23	for certain administrative hearings; providing exceptions;
24	amending ss. 382.013, 382.016, and 742.10, F.S.;
25	authorizing use of an alternate voluntary acknowledgment
26	of paternity; amending s. 409.2558, F.S.; requiring notice
27	to the noncustodial parent before applying an
28	undistributable support collection to another support
29	order; amending s. 409.2561, F.S.; authorizing the
30	department to establish the liability of an obligor;
31	amending s. 409.2563, F.S.; revising the manner in which a
32	noncustodial parent may request the department to bring
33	proceedings in circuit court; providing requirements for
34	such request; providing that the department shall only be
35	a party to such an action to the extent there are Title
36	IV-D issues; requiring the department to file a copy of
37	the initial notice with the depository; requiring the
38	depository to provide an account number; amending s.
39	409.25656, F.S.; revising provisions for coverage of the
40	applicable commissions and fees for liquidation of an
41	obligor's assets; amending s. 409.257, F.S.; authorizing
42	alternative means for service of process; amending s.
43	409.2572, F.S.; providing for cooperation in good faith;
44	revising a definition; amending s. 409.259, F.S.; revising
45	the manner of reimbursement to the clerk of court for
46	court filing fees in certain cases; amending s. 409.2598,
47	F.S.; providing definitions; revising provisions to
48	conform with new definitions; removing authorization for
49	Title IV-D agencies to screen applicants under certain
50	circumstances; revising the computation of time for
51	certain notices; providing for repayment agreements;
52	providing for notice by regular mail; deleting the
53	requirement for notice by certified mail; creating s.
54	409.25659, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring the
55	department to develop a data match system; providing
56	requirements for such system; providing for an insurer to
57	comply with requests by the department for such system;
58	providing methods; requiring the department to establish a
59	fee; providing immunity for certain insurers; authorizing
60	the department to adopt rules; providing effective dates.
61
62	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
63
64	Section 1.  Subsection (19) of section 61.046, Florida
65	Statutes, is amended to read:
66	61.046  Definitions.--As used in this chapter:
67	(19)  "Support order" means a judgment, decree, or order,
68	whether temporary or final, issued by a court of competent
69	jurisdiction or administrative agency for the support and
70	maintenance of a child which provides for monetary support,
71	health care, arrearages, or past support. When the child support
72	obligation is being enforced by the Department of Revenue, the
73	term "support order" also means a judgment, decree, or order,
74	whether temporary or final, issued by a court of competent
75	jurisdiction for the support and maintenance of a child and the
76	spouse or former spouse of the obligor with whom the child is
77	living which provides for monetary support, health care,
78	arrearages, or past support.
79	Section 2.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
80	61.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
81	61.13  Custody and support of children; visitation rights;
82	power of court in making orders.--
83	(1)
84	(d)1.  Unless the provisions of subparagraph 3. apply, all
85	child support orders entered on or after January 1, 1985, shall
86	direct that the payments of child support be made as provided in
87	s. 61.181 through the depository in the county where the court
88	is located. All child support orders shall provide the full name
89	and, date of birth, and social security number of each minor
90	child who is the subject of the child support order.
91	2.  Unless the provisions of subparagraph 3. apply, all
92	child support orders entered before January 1, 1985, shall be
93	modified by the court to direct that payments of child support
94	shall be made through the depository in the county where the
95	court is located upon the subsequent appearance of either or
96	both parents to modify or enforce the order, or in any related
97	proceeding.
98	3.  If both parties request and the court finds that it is
99	in the best interest of the child, support payments need not be
100	directed through the depository. The order of support shall
101	provide, or shall be deemed to provide, that either party may
102	subsequently apply to the depository to require direction of the
103	payments through the depository. The court shall provide a copy
104	of the order to the depository.
105	4.  If the parties elect not to require that support
106	payments be made through the depository, any party may
107	subsequently file an affidavit with the depository alleging a
108	default in payment of child support and stating that the party
109	wishes to require that payments be made through the depository.
110	The party shall provide copies of the affidavit to the court and
111	to each other party. Fifteen days after receipt of the
112	affidavit, the depository shall notify both parties that future
113	payments shall be paid through the depository.
114	5.  In IV-D cases, the IV-D agency shall have the same
115	rights as the obligee in requesting that payments be made
116	through the depository.
117	Section 3.  Effective July 1, 2004, paragraphs (b) and (e)
118	of subsection (1), paragraphs (e) and (f) of subsection (2), and
119	subsection (3) of section 61.1301, Florida Statutes, are amended
120	to read:
121	61.1301  Income deduction orders.--
122	(1)  ISSUANCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN ORDER ESTABLISHING,
123	ENFORCING, OR MODIFYING AN OBLIGATION FOR ALIMONY OR CHILD
124	SUPPORT.--
125	(b)  The income deduction order shall:
126	1.  Direct a payor to deduct from all income due and
127	payable to an obligor the amount required by the court to meet
128	the obligor's support obligation including any attorney's fees
129	or costs owed and forward the deducted amount pursuant to the
130	order.
131	2.  State the amount of arrearage owed, if any, and direct
132	a payor to withhold an additional 20 percent or more of the
133	periodic amount specified in the order establishing, enforcing,
134	or modifying the obligation, until full payment is made of any
135	arrearage, attorney's fees and costs owed, provided no deduction
136	shall be applied to attorney's fees and costs until the full
137	amount of any arrearage is paid;
138	3.  Direct a payor not to deduct in excess of the amounts
139	allowed under s. 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act,
140	15 U.S.C. s. 1673(b), as amended;
141	4.  Direct whether a payor shall deduct all, a specified
142	portion, or no income which is paid in the form of a bonus or
143	other similar one-time payment, up to the amount of arrearage
144	reported in the income deduction notice or the remaining balance
145	thereof, and forward the payment to the governmental depository.
146	For purposes of this subparagraph, "bonus" means a payment in
147	addition to an obligor's usual compensation and which is in
148	addition to any amounts contracted for or otherwise legally due
149	and shall not include any commission payments due an obligor;
150	5.  In Title IV-D cases, direct a payor to provide to the
151	court depository the date on which each deduction is made; and
152	6.  In Title IV-D cases, if an obligation to pay current
153	support is reduced or terminated due to emancipation of a child
154	and the obligor owes an arrearage, retroactive support,
155	delinquency, or costs, direct the payor to continue the income
156	deduction at the rate in effect immediately prior to
157	emancipation until all arrearages, retroactive support,
158	delinquencies, and costs are paid in full or until the amount of
159	withholding is modified; and
160	7.6.  Direct that, at such time as the State Disbursement
161	Unit becomes operational, all payments in those cases in which
162	the obligee is receiving Title IV-D services and in those cases
163	in which the obligee is not receiving Title IV-D services in
164	which the initial support order was issued in this state on or
165	after January 1, 1994, and in which the obligor's child support
166	obligation is being paid through income deduction, be made
167	payable to and delivered to the State Disbursement Unit.
168	Notwithstanding any other statutory provision to the contrary,
169	funds received by the State Disbursement Unit shall be held,
170	administered, and disbursed by the State Disbursement Unit
171	pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
172	(e)  Statement of obligor's rights. When the court orders
173	the income deduction to be effective immediately, the court
174	shall furnish to the obligor a statement of his or her rights,
175	remedies, and duties in regard to the income deduction order.
176	The statement shall state:
177	1.  All fees or interest which shall be imposed.
178	2.  The total amount of income to be deducted for each pay
179	period until the arrearage, if any, is paid in full and shall
180	state the total amount of income to be deducted for each pay
181	period thereafter. The amounts deducted may not be in excess of
182	that allowed under s. 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection
183	Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 1673(b), as amended.
184	3.  That the income deduction order applies to current and
185	subsequent payors and periods of employment.
186	4.  That a copy of the income deduction order or, in Title
187	IV-D cases, the income deduction notice will be served on the
188	obligor's payor or payors.
189	5.  That enforcement of the income deduction order may only
190	be contested on the ground of mistake of fact regarding the
191	amount owed pursuant to the order establishing, enforcing, or
192	modifying the obligation, the arrearages, or the identity of the
193	obligor, the payor, or the obligee.
194	6.  That the obligor is required to notify the obligee and,
195	when the obligee is receiving IV-D services, the IV-D agency
196	within 7 days of changes in the obligor's address, payors, and
197	the addresses of his or her payors.
198	7.  That, in Title IV-D cases, if an obligation to pay
199	current support is reduced or terminated due to the emancipation
200	of a child and the obligor owes an arrearage, retroactive
201	support, delinquency, or costs, income deduction continues at
202	the rate in effect immediately prior to emancipation until all
203	arrearages, retroactive support, delinquencies, and costs are
204	paid in full or until the amount of withholding is modified.
205	(2)  ENFORCEMENT OF INCOME DEDUCTION ORDERS.--
206	(e)  Notice to payor and income deduction notice. The
207	notice to payor or, in Title IV-D cases, income deduction notice
208	shall contain only information necessary for the payor to comply
209	with the order providing for income deduction. The notice shall:
210	1.  Provide the obligor's social security number.
211	2.  Require the payor to deduct from the obligor's income
212	the amount specified in the income deduction order, and in the
213	case of a delinquency the amount specified in the notice of
214	delinquency, and to pay that amount to the obligee or to the
215	depository, as appropriate. The amount actually deducted plus
216	all administrative charges shall not be in excess of the amount
217	allowed under s. 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act,
218	15 U.S.C. s. 1673(b);
219	3.  Instruct the payor to implement income deduction no
220	later than the first payment date which occurs more than 14 days
221	after the date the income deduction notice was served on the
222	payor, and the payor shall conform the amount specified in the
223	income deduction order or, in Title IV-D cases, income deduction
224	notice to the obligor's pay cycle. The court should request at
225	the time of the order that the payment cycle reflect that of the
226	payor;
227	4.  Instruct the payor to forward, within 2 days after each
228	date the obligor is entitled to payment from the payor, to the
229	obligee or to the depository the amount deducted from the
230	obligor's income, a statement as to whether the amount totally
231	or partially satisfies the periodic amount specified in the
232	income deduction order or, in Title IV-D cases, income deduction
233	notice, and the specific date each deduction is made. If the IV-
234	D agency is enforcing the order, the payor shall make these
235	notifications to the agency instead of the obligee;
236	5.  Specify that if a payor fails to deduct the proper
237	amount from the obligor's income, the payor is liable for the
238	amount the payor should have deducted, plus costs, interest, and
239	reasonable attorney's fees;
240	6.  Provide that the payor may collect up to $5 against the
241	obligor's income to reimburse the payor for administrative costs
242	for the first income deduction and up to $2 for each deduction
243	thereafter;
244	7.  State that the notice to payor or, in Title IV-D cases,
245	income deduction notice, and in the case of a delinquency the
246	notice of delinquency, are binding on the payor until further
247	notice by the obligee, IV-D agency, or the court or until the
248	payor no longer provides income to the obligor;
249	8.  Instruct the payor that, when he or she no longer
250	provides income to the obligor, he or she shall notify the
251	obligee and shall also provide the obligor's last known address
252	and the name and address of the obligor's new payor, if known;
253	and that, if the payor violates this provision, the payor is
254	subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for the first
255	violation or $500 for any subsequent violation. If the IV-D
256	agency is enforcing the order, the payor shall make these
257	notifications to the agency instead of to the obligee. Penalties
258	shall be paid to the obligee or the IV-D agency, whichever is
259	enforcing the income deduction order;
260	9.  State that the payor shall not discharge, refuse to
261	employ, or take disciplinary action against an obligor because
262	of the requirement for income deduction and shall state that a
263	violation of this provision subjects the payor to a civil
264	penalty not to exceed $250 for the first violation or $500 for
265	any subsequent violation. Penalties shall be paid to the obligee
266	or the IV-D agency, whichever is enforcing the income deduction,
267	if any alimony or child support obligation is owing. If no
268	alimony or child support obligation is owing, the penalty shall
269	be paid to the obligor;
270	10.  State that an obligor may bring a civil action in the
271	courts of this state against a payor who refuses to employ,
272	discharges, or otherwise disciplines an obligor because of
273	income deduction. The obligor is entitled to reinstatement and
274	all wages and benefits lost, plus reasonable attorney's fees and
275	costs incurred;
276	11.  Inform the payor that the requirement for income
277	deduction has priority over all other legal processes under
278	state law pertaining to the same income and that payment, as
279	required by the notice to payor or income deduction notice, is a
280	complete defense by the payor against any claims of the obligor
281	or his or her creditors as to the sum paid;
282	12.  Inform the payor that, when the payor receives notices
283	to payor or income deduction notices requiring that the income
284	of two or more obligors be deducted and sent to the same
285	depository, the payor may combine the amounts that are to be
286	paid to the depository in a single payment as long as the
287	payments attributable to each obligor are clearly identified;
288	and
289	13.  Inform the payor that if the payor receives more than
290	one notice to payor or income deduction notice against the same
291	obligor, the payor shall contact the court or, in Title IV-D
292	cases, the Title IV-D agency for further instructions. Upon
293	being so contacted, the court or, in Title IV-D cases when all
294	the cases upon which the notices are based are Title IV-D cases,
295	the Title IV-D agency shall allocate amounts available for
296	income deduction as provided in subsection (4); and.
297	14.  State that, in Title IV-D cases, if an obligation to
298	pay current support is reduced or terminated due to the
299	emancipation of a child and the obligor owes an arrearage,
300	retroactive support, delinquency, or costs, income deduction
301	continues at the rate in effect immediately prior to
302	emancipation until all arrearages, retroactive support,
303	delinquencies, and costs are paid in full or until the amount of
304	withholding is modified.
305	(f)  At any time an income deduction order is being
306	enforced, the obligor may apply to the court for a hearing to
307	contest the continued enforcement of the income deduction on the
308	same grounds set out in paragraph (c), with a copy to the
309	obligee and, in Title IV-D cases, to the Title IV-D agency. If
310	the income deduction order being enforced was rendered by the
311	Title IV-D agency pursuant to s. 409.2563 and the obligor
312	contests withholding, the obligor shall file a petition for an
313	administrative hearing with the Title IV-D agency. The
314	application or petition does not affect the continued
315	enforcement of the income deduction until the court, or Title
316	IV-D agency, if applicable, enters an order granting relief to
317	the obligor. The obligee or the Title IV-D agency is released
318	from liability for improper receipt of moneys pursuant to an
319	income deduction order upon return to the appropriate party of
320	any moneys received.
321	(3)(a)  It is the intent of the Legislature that this
322	section may be used to collect arrearages in child support
323	payments or in alimony payments which have been accrued against
324	an obligor.
325	(b)  In Title IV-D cases, if an obligation to pay current
326	support is reduced or terminated due to the emancipation of a
327	child and the obligor owes an arrearage, retroactive support,
328	delinquency, or costs, income deduction continues at the rate in
329	effect immediately prior to emancipation until all arrearages,
330	retroactive support, delinquencies, and costs are paid in full
331	or until the amount of withholding is modified. The department
332	shall send notice of this requirement by regular mail to the
333	payor and obligor. The department shall inform the obligor that
334	withholding may be contested as provided by paragraph (2)(f) and
335	that the obligor may request the tribunal that issued the income
336	deduction order to modify the amount of withholding. This
337	paragraph provides an additional remedy for collection of unpaid
338	support and applies to cases in which a support order or income
339	deduction order was entered before, on, or after July 1, 2004.
340	Section 4.  Effective July 1, 2004, subsection (1) of
341	section 61.181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
342	61.181  Depository for alimony transactions, support,
343	maintenance, and support payments; fees.--
344	(1)(a)  The office of the clerk of the court shall operate
345	a depository unless the depository is otherwise created by
346	special act of the Legislature or unless, prior to June 1, 1985,
347	a different entity was established to perform such functions.
348	The department shall, no later than July 1, 1998, extend
349	participation in the federal child support cost reimbursement
350	program to the central depository in each county, to the maximum
351	extent possible under existing federal law. The depository shall
352	receive reimbursement for services provided under a cooperative
353	agreement with the department pursuant to s. 61.1826. Each
354	depository shall participate in the State Disbursement Unit and
355	shall implement all statutory and contractual duties imposed on
356	the State Disbursement Unit. Each depository shall receive from
357	and transmit to the State Disbursement Unit required data
358	through the Clerk of Court Child Support Enforcement Collection
359	System. Payments on non-Title IV-D cases without income
360	deduction orders shall not be sent to the State Disbursement
361	Unit.
362	(b)  Upon request of the department, the depository created
363	pursuant to paragraph (a) shall establish an account for the
364	receipt and disbursement of support payments for Title IV-D
365	interstate cases. The department shall provide a copy of the
366	other state's order with the request, and the depository shall
367	advise the department of the account number in writing within 4
368	business days after receipt of such request.
369	Section 5.  Section 61.1814, Florida Statutes, is amended
370	to read:
371	61.1814  Child Support Enforcement Application and Program
372	Revenue Trust Fund.--
373	(1)  The Child Support Enforcement Application and Program
374	Revenue Trust Fund is hereby created, to be administered by the
375	Department of Revenue. The purpose of the trust fund is to
376	account for Title IV-D program income and to support the
377	activities of the child support enforcement program under Title
378	IV-D of the Social Security Act. The department shall invest the
379	moneys in the trust fund pursuant to ss. 215.44-215.52 and
380	retain all interest earnings in the trust fund. Notwithstanding
381	the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any
382	balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall
383	remain in the trust fund and shall be available for carrying out
384	the purposes of the trust fund. In accordance with federal
385	requirements, the federal share of program income shall be
386	credited to the Federal Government.
387	(2)  With the exception of fees required to be deposited in
388	the Clerk of the Court Child Support Enforcement Collection
389	System Trust Fund under s. 61.181(2)(b) and collections
390	determined to be undistributable or unidentifiable under s.
391	409.2558, the fund shall be used for the deposit of Title IV-D
392	program income received by the department. Each type of program
393	income received shall be accounted for separately. Program
394	income received by the department includes, but is not limited
395	to:
396	(a)  Application fees of nonpublic assistance applicants
397	for child support enforcement services.
398	(b)  Court-ordered costs recovered from child support
399	obligors.
400	(c)  Interest on child support collections.
401	(d)  The balance of fees received under s. 61.181(2)(a) on
402	non-Title IV-D cases required to be processed through the State
403	Disbursement Unit after the clerk's share is paid. and
404	(e)  Fines imposed under ss. 409.2564(8) and 409.2578.
405	Moneys deposited from fines imposed under ss. 409.2564(8) and
406	409.2578 shall be maintained separately from moneys deposited
407	from application fees.
408	Section 6.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (14) of section
409	120.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
410	120.80  Exceptions and special requirements; agencies.--
411	(14)  DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.--
412	(c)  Proceedings for administrative support orders.--In
413	proceedings for the establishment of administrative support
414	orders pursuant to s. 409.2563, final orders in cases referred
415	by the Department of Revenue to the Division of Administrative
416	Hearings shall be entered by the division's administrative law
417	judge and transmitted to the Department of Revenue for filing
418	and rendering. The Department of Revenue has the right to seek
419	judicial review under s. 120.68 of a final order entered by an
420	administrative law judge. Administrative support orders rendered
421	pursuant to s. 409.2563 may be enforced pursuant to s. 120.69
422	or, alternatively, by any method prescribed by law for the
423	enforcement of judicial support orders, except contempt.
424	Hearings held by the Division of Administrative Hearings
425	pursuant to s. 409.2563 shall be held in the judicial circuit in
426	which the person receiving services under Title IV-D resides or,
427	if the person receiving services under Title IV-D does not
428	reside in this state, in the judicial circuit in which the
429	respondent resides. If the department and the respondent agree,
430	the hearing may be held in another location. If ordered by the
431	administrative law judge, the hearing may be conducted by
432	telephone or videoconference.
433	Section 7.  Effective July 1, 2004, paragraph (c) of
434	subsection (2) of section 382.013, Florida Statutes, is amended
435	to read:
436	382.013  Birth registration.--A certificate for each live
437	birth that occurs in this state shall be filed within 5 days
438	after such birth with the local registrar of the district in
439	which the birth occurred and shall be registered by the local
440	registrar if the certificate has been completed and filed in
441	accordance with this chapter and adopted rules. The information
442	regarding registered births shall be used for comparison with
443	information in the state case registry, as defined in chapter
444	61.
445	(2)  PATERNITY.--
446	(c)  If the mother is not married at the time of the birth,
447	the name of the father may not be entered on the birth
448	certificate without the execution of an affidavit signed by both
449	the mother and the person to be named as the father. The
450	facility shall give notice orally or through the use of video or
451	audio equipment, and in writing, of the alternatives to, the
452	legal consequences of, and the rights, including, if one parent
453	is a minor, any rights afforded due to minority status, and
454	responsibilities that arise from signing an acknowledgment of
455	paternity, as well as information provided by the Title IV-D
456	agency established pursuant to s. 409.2557, regarding the
457	benefits of voluntary establishment of paternity. Upon request
458	of the mother and the person to be named as the father, the
459	facility shall assist in the execution of the affidavit or a
460	notarized voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, or a voluntary
461	acknowledgment of paternity that is witnessed by two individuals
462	and signed under penalty of perjury as specified in s.
463	92.525(2).
464	Section 8.  Effective July 1, 2004, paragraph (b) of
465	subsection (1) of section 382.016, Florida Statutes, is amended
466	to read:
467	382.016  Amendment of records.--The department, upon
468	receipt of the fee prescribed in s. 382.0255; documentary
469	evidence, as specified by rule, of any misstatement, error, or
470	omission occurring in any birth, death, or fetal death record;
471	and an affidavit setting forth the changes to be made, shall
472	amend or replace the original certificate as necessary.
473	(1)  CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH AMENDMENT.--
474	(b)  Upon written request and receipt of an affidavit or
475	notarized voluntary acknowledgment of paternity signed by the
476	mother and father acknowledging the paternity of a registrant
477	born out of wedlock, or a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity
478	that is witnessed by two individuals and signed under penalty of
479	perjury as specified in s. 92.525(2), together with sufficient
480	information to identify the original certificate of live birth,
481	the department shall prepare a new birth certificate, which
482	shall bear the same file number as the original birth
483	certificate. The names and identifying information of the
484	parents shall be entered as of the date of the registrant's
485	birth. The surname of the registrant may be changed from that
486	shown on the original birth certificate at the request of the
487	mother and father of the registrant, or the registrant if of
488	legal age. If the mother and father marry each other at any time
489	after the registrant's birth, the department shall, upon the
490	request of the mother and father or registrant if of legal age
491	and proof of the marriage, amend the certificate with regard to
492	the parents' marital status as though the parents were married
493	at the time of birth. The department shall substitute the new
494	certificate of birth for the original certificate on file. All
495	copies of the original certificate of live birth in the custody
496	of a local registrar or other state custodian of vital records
497	shall be forwarded to the State Registrar. Thereafter, when a
498	certified copy of the certificate of birth or portion thereof is
499	issued, it shall be a copy of the new certificate of birth or
500	portion thereof, except when a court order requires issuance of
501	a certified copy of the original certificate of birth. The
502	department shall place the original certificate of birth and all
503	papers pertaining thereto under seal, not to be broken except by
504	order of a court of competent jurisdiction or as otherwise
505	provided by law.
506	Section 9.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
507	409.2558, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
508	409.2558  Support distribution and disbursement.--
509	(2)  UNDISTRIBUTABLE COLLECTIONS.--
510	(b)  Collections that are determined to be undistributable
511	shall be processed in the following order of priority:
512	1.  Apply the payment to any assigned arrears on the
513	custodial parent's case; then
514	2.  Apply the payment to any administrative costs ordered
515	by the court pursuant to s. 409.2567 associated with the
516	custodial parent's case; then
517	3.  When the noncustodial parent is subject to a valid
518	order to support another child other children in a another case
519	with a different custodial parent and the obligation is being
520	enforced by the department, the department shall send by
521	certified mail, return receipt requested, to the noncustodial
522	parent at the most recent address provided by the noncustodial
523	parent to the tribunal that issued the order, a notice stating
524	the department's intention to apply the payment pursuant to this
525	subparagraph and advising the noncustodial parent of the right
526	to contest the department's proposed action in the circuit court
527	by filing and serving a petition on the department within 30
528	days after the mailing of the notice. If the noncustodial parent
529	does not file and serve a petition within 30 days after mailing
530	of the notice, or upon disposition of the judicial action
531	favorable to the department, the department shall, with the
532	noncustodial parent's permission, apply the payment towards his
533	or her other support obligation. If there is more than one such
534	other case, the department shall allocate the remaining
535	undistributable amount as specified in s. 61.1301(4)(c); then
536	4.  Return the payment to the noncustodial parent; then
537	5.  If the noncustodial parent cannot be located after
538	diligent efforts by the department, the federal share of the
539	payment shall be credited to the Federal Government and the
540	state share shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund.
541	Section 10.  Subsection (1) of section 409.2561, Florida
542	Statutes, is amended to read:
543	409.2561  Support obligations when public assistance is
544	paid; assignment of rights; subrogation; medical and health
545	insurance information.--
546	(1)  Any payment of temporary cash or Title IV-E assistance
547	made to, or for the benefit of, any dependent child creates an
548	obligation in an amount determined pursuant to the child support
549	guidelines. In accordance with 42 U.S.C. s. 657, the state shall
550	retain amounts collected only to the extent necessary to
551	reimburse amounts paid to the family as assistance by the state.
552	Such amounts collected shall be deposited into the General
553	Revenue Fund up to the level specified in s. 61.1812. If there
554	has been a prior support court order or final judgment of
555	dissolution of marriage establishing an obligation of support,
556	the obligation is limited to the amount provided by such support
557	court order or decree. The extraordinary remedy of contempt is
558	applicable in child support enforcement cases because of the
559	public necessity for ensuring that dependent children be
560	maintained from the resources of their parents, thereby
561	relieving, at least in part, the burden presently borne by the
562	general citizenry through the public assistance program. If
563	there is no prior support court order establishing an obligation
564	of support, the court, or the department as provided by s.
565	409.2563, shall establish the liability of the obligor, if any,
566	by applying the child support guidelines. The department may
567	apply for modification of a court order on the same grounds as
568	either party to the cause and shall have the right to settle and
569	compromise actions brought pursuant to law.
570	Section 11.  Paragraph (m) of subsection (4) and subsection
571	(8) of section 409.2563, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
572	409.2563  Administrative establishment of child support
573	obligations.--
574	(4)  NOTICE OF PROCEEDING TO ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATIVE
575	SUPPORT ORDER.--To commence a proceeding under this section, the
576	department shall provide to the custodial parent and serve the
577	noncustodial parent with a notice of proceeding to establish
578	administrative support order and a blank financial affidavit
579	form. The notice must state:
580	(m)  That, neither the department nor the Division of
581	Administrative Hearings has jurisdiction to award or change
582	child custody or rights of parental contact and these issues may
583	only be addressed in circuit court.
584	1.  The noncustodial parent may request in writing that the
585	department proceed in circuit court to determine his or her
586	support obligations.
587	2.  The noncustodial parent may state in writing to the
588	department his or her intention to address issues concerning
589	custody, or rights to parental contact, in circuit court.
590	3.  If the noncustodial parent submits to the department
591	the request mentioned in subparagraph 1. or the statement
592	mentioned in subparagraph 2. within 20 days after the receipt of
593	the initial notice, the department shall file a petition in
594	circuit court for the determination of the noncustodial parent's
595	child support obligations and shall send to the noncustodial
596	parent a copy of its petition, a notice of commencement of
597	action, and a request for waiver of service of process as
598	provided in the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
599	4.  If, within 10 days after receipt of the department's
600	petition and waiver of service, the noncustodial parent signs
601	and returns the waiver of service form to the department, the
602	department shall terminate the administrative proceeding without
603	prejudice and proceed in circuit court.
604	5.  In any circuit court action filed by the department
605	pursuant to this subsection or filed by a noncustodial parent or
606	other person pursuant to paragraph (l) or paragraph (n), the
607	department shall be a party only with respect to those issues of
608	support allowed and reimbursable under Title IV-D of the Social
609	Security Act. It is the responsibility of the noncustodial
610	parent or other person to take the necessary steps to present
611	other issues for the court to consider That if the noncustodial
612	parent has issues regarding child custody or right of parental
613	contact or requests to proceed in circuit court, the
614	noncustodial parent may request in writing that the department
615	proceed in circuit court to determine support. That the
616	noncustodial parent must make such request in writing within 20
617	days after receipt of the initial notice. That upon such
618	request, the department shall send the noncustodial parent by
619	regular mail a copy of the department's petition and waiver of
620	service form. That the noncustodial parent must sign and return
621	the waiver of service form, within 10 days of receipt of the
622	petition, at which time the department shall terminate the
623	administrative proceeding and file an action in circuit court to
624	determine support;
625
626	The department may serve the notice of proceeding to establish
627	administrative support order by certified mail, restricted
628	delivery, return receipt requested. Alternatively, the
629	department may serve the notice by any means permitted for
630	service of process in a civil action. For purposes of this
631	section, an authorized employee of the department may serve the
632	notice and execute an affidavit of service. Service by certified
633	mail is completed when the certified mail is received or refused
634	by the addressee or by an authorized agent as designated by the
635	addressee in writing. If a person other than the addressee signs
636	the return receipt, the department shall attempt to reach the
637	addressee by telephone to confirm whether the notice was
638	received, and the department shall document any telephonic
639	communications. If someone other than the addressee signs the
640	return receipt, the addressee does not respond to the notice,
641	and the department is unable to confirm that the addressee has
642	received the notice, service is not completed and the department
643	shall attempt to have the addressee served personally. The
644	department shall provide the custodial parent or caretaker
645	relative with a copy of the notice by regular mail to the last
646	known address of the custodial parent or caretaker.
647	(8)  FILING WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT; OFFICIAL
648	PAYMENT RECORD; JUDGMENT BY OPERATION OF LAW.--The department
649	shall file with the clerk of the circuit court a certified copy
650	of an administrative support order rendered under this section.
651	The depository operated pursuant to s. 61.181 for the county
652	where the administrative support order has been filed shall:
653	(a)  Act as the official recordkeeper for payments required
654	under the administrative support order;
655	(b)  Establish and maintain the necessary payment accounts;
656	(c)  Upon a delinquency, initiate the judgment by operation
657	of law procedure as provided by s. 61.14(6); and
658	(d)  Perform all other duties required of a depository with
659	respect to a support order entered by a court of this state.
660
661	When a proceeding to establish an administrative support order
662	is commenced under subsection (4), the department shall file a
663	copy of the initial notice with the depository. The depository
664	shall assign an account number and provide the account number to
665	the department within 4 business days after the initial notice
666	is filed.
667	Section 12.  Subsection (3) of section 409.25656, Florida
668	Statutes, is amended to read:
669	409.25656  Garnishment.--
670	(3)  During the last 30 days of the 60-day period set forth
671	in subsection (1), the executive director or his or her designee
672	may levy upon such credits, personal property, or debts. The
673	levy must be accomplished by delivery of a notice of levy by
674	registered mail, upon receipt of which the person possessing the
675	credits, other personal property, or debts shall transfer them
676	to the department or pay to the department the amount owed by
677	the obligor. If the department levies upon securities and the
678	value of the securities is less than the total amount of past
679	due or overdue support, the person who possesses or controls the
680	securities shall liquidate the securities in a commercially
681	reasonable manner. After liquidation, the person shall transfer
682	to the department the proceeds, less any applicable commissions
683	or fees, or both, which are charged in the normal course of
684	business. If the value of the securities exceeds the total
685	amount of past due or overdue support, the obligor may, within 7
686	days after receipt of the department's notice of levy, instruct
687	the person who possesses or controls the securities which
688	securities are to be sold to satisfy the obligation for past due
689	or overdue support. If the obligor does not provide instructions
690	for liquidation, the person who possesses or controls the
691	securities shall liquidate the securities in a commercially
692	reasonable manner and in an amount sufficient to cover the
693	obligation for past due or overdue support and, less any
694	applicable commissions or fees, or both, which are charged in
695	the normal course of business, beginning with the securities
696	purchased most recently. After liquidation, the person who
697	possesses or controls the securities shall transfer to the
698	department the total amount of past due or overdue support.
699	Section 13.  Section 409.257, Florida Statutes, is amended
700	to read:
701	409.257  Service of process.--The service of initial
702	process and orders in lawsuits filed by the department, under
703	this act, shall be served by the sheriff in the county where the
704	person to be served may be found or, if determined more
705	effective by the department, by any means permitted under
706	chapter 48 for service of process in a civil action. The sheriff
707	shall be reimbursed at the prevailing rate of federal financial
708	participation for service of process and orders as allowed by
709	law. The sheriff shall bill the department monthly as provided
710	for in s. 30.51(2). In addition, process and orders may be
711	served or executed by authorized agents of the department at the
712	department's discretion; provided that the agent of the
713	department does not take any action against personal property,
714	real property, or persons. Notices and other intermediate
715	process, except witness subpoenas, shall be served by the
716	department as provided for in the Florida Rules of Civil
717	Procedure. Witness subpoenas shall be served by the department
718	by certified mail as provided for in s. 48.031(3).
719	Section 14.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 409.2572,
720	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
721	409.2572  Cooperation.--
722	(1)  An applicant for, or recipient of, public assistance
723	for a dependent child shall cooperate in good faith with the
724	department or a program attorney in:
725	(a)  Identifying and helping to locate the alleged parent
726	or obligor.
727	(b)  Assisting in establishing the paternity of a child
728	born out of wedlock.
729	(c)  Assisting in obtaining support payments from the
730	obligor.
731	(d)  Assisting in obtaining any other payments or property
732	due from the obligor.
733	(e)  Identifying another putative father when an earlier
734	named putative father has been excluded by DNA, Human Leukocyte
735	Antigen, or other scientific test.
736	(f)  Appearing at an office of the department, or another
737	designated office, as necessary to provide verbal or written
738	information, or documentary or physical evidence, known to,
739	possessed by, or reasonably obtainable by the applicant or
740	recipient.
741	(g)  Appearing as a witness at judicial or other hearings
742	or proceedings.
743	(h)  Providing information under oath regarding the
744	identity or location of the alleged father of the child or
745	attesting to the lack of information.
746	(i)  Paying to the department any support received from the
747	obligor after the assignment is effective.
748	(2)  Noncooperation, or failure to cooperate in good faith,
749	is defined to include, but is not limited to, the following
750	conduct:
751	(a)  Failing or Refusing to identify the father of the
752	child, or where more than one man could be the father of the
753	child, refusing to identify all such persons. If the mother
754	identifies one or more persons as the possible father of the
755	child and asserts that there are no others who could be the
756	father of the child, but the DNA test, Human Leukocyte Antigen
757	test, or other scientific test indicates that none of the
758	persons identified could in fact have been the father of the
759	child, the mother shall be deemed noncooperative. If she
760	subsequently identifies another person as the possible father of
761	the child, she shall still be deemed noncooperative until that
762	person has been given the DNA test, Human Leukocyte Antigen
763	test, or other scientific test and is not excluded as the father
764	by the test.
765	(b)  Failing to appear for two appointments at the
766	department or other designated office without justification and
767	notice.
768	(c)  Providing false information regarding the paternity of
769	the child or the obligation of the obligor.
770	(d)  All actions of the obligee which interfere with the
771	state's efforts to proceed to establish paternity, the
772	obligation of support, or to enforce or collect support.
773	(e)  Failure to appear to submit a DNA sample at the
774	laboratory for drawing of blood samples, or leaving the location
775	laboratory prior to submitting a DNA sample the drawing of blood
776	samples without compelling reasons.
777	(f)  Failure to assist in the recovery of third-party
778	payment for medical services.
779	Section 15.  Subsection (1) of section 409.259, Florida
780	Statutes, is amended to read:
781	409.259  Partial payment of Filing fees in Title IV-D
782	cases.--
783	(1)  Notwithstanding s. 28.241, each clerk of the circuit
784	court shall accept petitions, complaints, and motions filed by
785	the department in Title IV-D cases without billing the
786	department separately for each filing, since the clerk is being
787	reimbursed in a different manner for expenses incurred in such
788	filings under the cooperative agreement with the department
789	pursuant to ss. 61.181(1) and 61.1826(2) and (4) only be
790	reimbursed at the prevailing rate of federal financial
791	participation on the amount of $40 for each civil action, suit,
792	or proceeding for support instituted in the circuit court in
793	which the parent is not receiving temporary cash assistance. The
794	prevailing rate of the state match shall be paid by the local
795	government in the form of a certified public expenditure. The
796	clerk of the circuit court shall bill the department monthly.
797	The clerk of the circuit court and the department shall maintain
798	a monthly log of the number of civil actions, suits, or
799	proceedings filed in which the parent does not receive temporary
800	assistance. These monthly logs will be used to determine the
801	number of $40 filings the clerk of court may submit for
802	reimbursement at the prevailing rate of federal financial
803	participation.
804	Section 16.  Effective, July 1, 2004, section 409.2598,
805	Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
806	409.2598  Suspension or denial of new or renewal licenses;
807	registrations; certifications.--
808	(1)  As used in this section, the term:
809	(a)  "License" means a license, permit, certificate,
810	registration, franchise, or other form of written permission
811	issued by a licensing agency to an individual that authorizes
812	the individual to engage in an occupation, business, trade, or
813	profession or to engage in a recreational activity, including
814	hunting and fishing. Where the context permits, the term also
815	includes an application for a new or renewal license.
816	(b)  "Licensee" means an individual who has a license.
817	(c)  "Licensing agency" means a department, commission,
818	agency, district, county, municipality, or other subdivision of
819	state or local government that issues licenses.
820	(2)(1)  The Title IV-D agency may petition the court that
821	entered the support order or the court that is enforcing the
822	support order to deny or suspend the license, registration, or
823	certificate issued under chapter 370, chapter 372, chapter 409,
824	chapter 455, chapter 456, chapter 559, chapter 1012, s. 328.42,
825	or s. 597.010 of any obligor with a delinquent support
826	obligation or who fails, after receiving appropriate notice, to
827	comply with subpoenas, orders to appear, orders to show cause,
828	or similar orders relating to paternity or support proceedings.
829	However, a petition may not be filed until the Title IV-D agency
830	has exhausted all other available remedies. The purpose of this
831	section is to promote the public policy of the state as
832	established in s. 409.2551.
833	(2)  The Title IV-D agency is authorized to screen all
834	applicants for new or renewal licenses, registrations, or
835	certificates and current licenses, registrations, or
836	certificates and current licensees, registration holders, and
837	certificateholders of all licenses, registrations, and
838	certificates issued under chapter 370, chapter 409, chapter 455,
839	chapter 456, chapter 559, chapter 1012, or s. 328.42 to ensure
840	compliance with any support obligation and any subpoenas, orders
841	to appear, orders to show cause, or similar orders relating to
842	paternity or support proceedings. If the Title IV-D agency
843	determines that an applicant, licensee, registration holder, or
844	certificateholder is an obligor who is delinquent on a support
845	obligation or who is not in compliance with a subpoena, order to
846	appear, order to show cause, or similar order relating to
847	paternity or support proceedings, the Title IV-D agency shall
848	certify the delinquency pursuant to s. 61.14.
849	(3)  The Title IV-D agency shall give notice to any obligor
850	who is an applicant for a new or renewal license or certificate
851	or the holder of a current license or certificate when a
852	delinquency exists in the support obligation or when an obligor
853	has failed to comply with a subpoena, order to appear, order to
854	show cause, or similar order relating to paternity or support
855	proceeding. The notice shall specify that the obligor has 30
856	days from the date of mailing of the notice on which service of
857	the notice is complete to pay the delinquency or to reach an
858	agreement to pay the delinquency with the Title IV-D agency or
859	comply with the subpoena, order to appear, order to show cause,
860	or similar order. The notice shall specify that, if payment is
861	not made or an agreement cannot be reached, or if the subpoena,
862	order to appear, order to show cause, or similar order is not
863	complied with, the application may be denied or the license or
864	certification may be suspended pursuant to a court order.
865	(4)  If the obligor fails to pay the delinquency or enter
866	into a repayment agreement with the department reach an
867	agreeable payment arrangement or comply with the subpoena, order
868	to appear, order to show cause, or similar order within 30 days
869	following completion of service of the notice, the Title IV-D
870	agency shall send a second notice to the obligor stating that
871	the obligor has 30 days to pay the delinquency or reach an
872	agreement to pay the delinquency with the Title IV-D agency or
873	comply with the subpoena, order to appear, order to show cause,
874	or similar order. If the obligor fails to respond to either
875	notice from the Title IV-D agency or if the obligor fails to pay
876	the delinquency or reach an agreement to pay the delinquency or
877	comply with the subpoena, order to appear, order to show cause,
878	or similar order after the second notice, the Title IV-D agency
879	may petition the court which entered the support order or the
880	court which is enforcing the support order to deny the
881	application for the license or certificate or to suspend the
882	license or certificate of the obligor. However, no petition may
883	be filed until the Title IV-D agency has exhausted all other
884	available remedies. The court may find that it would be
885	inappropriate to deny a license or suspend a license or
886	certificate if:
887	(a)  Denial or suspension would result in irreparable harm
888	to the obligor or employees of the obligor or would not
889	accomplish the objective of collecting the delinquency; or
890	(b)  The obligor demonstrates that he or she has made a
891	good faith effort to reach an agreement with the Title IV-D
892	agency.
893
894	The court may not deny or suspend a license or certificate if
895	the court determines that an alternative remedy is available to
896	the Title IV-D agency which is likely to accomplish the
897	objective of collecting the delinquency or obtaining compliance
898	with the subpoena, order to appear, order to show cause, or
899	similar order. If the obligor fails in the defense of a petition
900	for denial or suspension, the court which entered the support
901	order or the court which is enforcing the support order shall
902	enter an order to deny the application for the license or
903	certification or to suspend the license or certification of the
904	obligor. The court shall order the obligor to surrender the
905	license or certification to the Title IV-D agency, which will
906	return the license or certification and a copy of the order of
907	suspension to the appropriate department or licensing agency
908	entity.
909	(5)  If the court denies or suspends a license or
910	certification and the obligor subsequently pays the delinquency
911	or reaches an agreement with the Title IV-D agency to settle the
912	delinquency and makes the first payment required by the
913	agreement, or complies with the subpoena, order to appear, order
914	to show cause, or similar order, the license or certificate
915	shall be issued or reinstated upon written proof to the court
916	that the obligor has complied with the terms of the court order,
917	subpoena, order to appear, order to show cause, or similar
918	order. Proof of payment shall consist of a certified copy of the
919	payment record issued by the depository. The court shall order
920	the appropriate licensing agency department or license board to
921	issue or reinstate the license or certificate without additional
922	charge to the obligor.
923	(6)  The licensing agency department shall, when directed
924	by the court, suspend or deny the license or certificate of any
925	licensee or certificateholder under its jurisdiction found to
926	have a delinquent support obligation or not to be in compliance
927	with a subpoena, order to appear, order to show cause, or
928	similar order. The licensing agency department shall issue or
929	reinstate the license or certificate without additional charge
930	to the licensee or certificateholder when notified by the court
931	that the licensee or certificateholder has complied with the
932	terms of the court order, or subpoena, order to appear, order to
933	show cause, or similar order.
934	(7)  Notice shall be served under this section by regular
935	mail mailing it by certified mail, return receipt requested, to
936	the obligor at his or her last address of record with the local
937	depository or a more recent address, if known. If the obligor
938	has no address of record with the local depository, or if the
939	last address of record with the local depository is incorrect,
940	service shall be by publication as provided in chapter 49. When
941	service of the notice is made by mail, service is complete upon
942	the receipt of the notice by the obligor.
943	Section 17.  Section 409.25659, Florida Statutes, is
944	created to read:
945	409.25659  Insurance claim data exchange.--
946	(1)  As used in this section, the term:
947	(a)  "Insurer" means an entity that is responsible for
948	paying a claim on liability coverage in an insurance contract
949	and which is:
950	1.  An insurer, as defined in s. 624.03, authorized to
951	transact insurance in this state;
952	2.  An eligible surplus lines insurer pursuant to part VIII
953	of chapter 626;
954	3.  A joint underwriter or joint reinsurer created by law
955	or otherwise operating pursuant to s. 627.311; or
956	4.  An insurance risk apportionment plan operating pursuant
957	to s. 627.351.
958	(b)  "Claim" means an open, unresolved claim on liability
959	coverage in an insurance contract payable to an individual, or
960	to a third party for the benefit of the individual, who is a
961	resident of this state or who had an accident or loss that
962	occurred in this state.
963	(2)  The department shall develop and operate a data match
964	system after consultation with one or more insurers, using
965	automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible, in
966	which an insurer is required to provide the department monthly
967	with the name, address, and, if known, date of birth and social
968	security number or other taxpayer identification number for each
969	noncustodial parent who has a claim with the insurer and who
970	owes past due support, and the claim number, claim processing
971	agent's name, address, and phone number, and any other
972	identifying information maintained by the insurer for each
973	claim. An insurer may comply with this requirement by:
974	(a)  Authorizing the department to obtain claim information
975	from an insurance claim data collection organization to which
976	the insurer subscribes and to which the insurer submits the
977	required claim data on at least a monthly basis;
978	(b)  Providing the required data for each claim being
979	maintained by the insurer directly to the department in an
980	electronic medium; or
981	(c)  Receiving a data file from the department and
982	conducting a data match of all noncustodial parents who have a
983	claim with the insurer and who owe past due support and
984	submitting the required data for each noncustodial parent to the
985	department.
986	(3)  The department shall establish by rule a standard fee,
987	not to exceed actual costs, and pay the fee upon request to an
988	insurer for conducting a data match as provided by subsection
989	(2)(c).
990	(4)  An insurer and its directors, agents, and employees,
991	and any central reporting organization and its agents and
992	employees authorized by an insurer to act on its behalf, which
993	comply with the requirements of this section are immune from any
994	liability to the claimant or other payees, lien holders, or
995	other affected entities for any alleged or actual damages that
996	occur as a result of compliance with these requirements.
997	(5)  The department may adopt rules to implement and
998	administer this section.
999	Section 18.  Effective July 1, 2004, subsection (1) of
1000	section 742.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1001	742.10  Establishment of paternity for children born out of
1002	wedlock.--
1003	(1)  This chapter provides the primary jurisdiction and
1004	procedures for the determination of paternity for children born
1005	out of wedlock. When the establishment of paternity has been
1006	raised and determined within an adjudicatory hearing brought
1007	under the statutes governing inheritance, or dependency under
1008	workers' compensation or similar compensation programs, or when
1009	an affidavit acknowledging paternity or a stipulation of
1010	paternity is executed by both parties and filed with the clerk
1011	of the court, or when an affidavit, a or notarized voluntary
1012	acknowledgment of paternity, or a voluntary acknowledgment of
1013	paternity that is witnessed by two individuals and signed under
1014	penalty of perjury as provided for in s. 382.013 or s. 382.016
1015	is executed by both parties, it shall constitute the
1016	establishment of paternity for purposes of this chapter. If no
1017	adjudicatory proceeding was held, a notarized voluntary
1018	acknowledgment of paternity or voluntary acknowledgment of
1019	paternity that is witnessed by two individuals and signed under
1020	penalty of perjury as specified by s. 92.525(2) shall create a
1021	rebuttable presumption, as defined by s. 90.304, of paternity
1022	and is subject to the right of any signatory to rescind the
1023	acknowledgment within 60 days of the date the acknowledgment was
1024	signed or the date of an administrative or judicial proceeding
1025	relating to the child, including a proceeding to establish a
1026	support order, in which the signatory is a party, whichever is
1027	earlier. Both parents shall are required to provide their social
1028	security numbers on any acknowledgment of paternity, consent
1029	affidavit, or stipulation of paternity. Except for affidavits
1030	under seal pursuant to ss. 382.015 and 382.016, the Office of
1031	Vital Statistics shall provide certified copies of affidavits to
1032	the Title IV-D agency upon request.
1033	Section 19.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this act
1034	shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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